Wheat Puttu

Instructions

1. This recipe will make 2 serving of Wheat Puttu.
2. Dry roast the whole wheat flour in a pan over low heat until it releases a pleasant aroma. Be careful not to let it brown. Remove from heat and set aside.
3. In a blender or mixer grinder, pulse the boiled and drained basmati rice until it becomes a crumbly mixture. It should be coarse, not finely ground.
4. In a wide mixing bowl, combine the roasted whole wheat flour and the pulsed rice mixture. Mix well until evenly combined.
5. Add salt to the flour mixture. Mix again. Boil water in a pressure cooker without the weight. You'll use this for steaming.
6. Prepare your puttu maker (puttu kutti) by adding a thin layer of freshly grated coconut at the bottom. Alternate layers of grated coconut and the wheat-rice flour mixture in the puttu maker. Start with coconut, then add some flour mixture, then coconut again, and so on. End with a layer of grated coconut on top.
7. Place the puttu maker over the pressure cooker (covering the steam vent). Steam for about 5-10 minutes until the puttu is cooked through. The steam should pass through the puttu maker and cook the mixture.
8. Once cooked, carefully slide the Whole Wheat Flour Puttu from the puttu maker onto a plate.
9. Serve hot with a side of banana, kadala curry (chickpea curry), or any curry of your choice.