Raagi puttu

Ingredients:

Raagi flour – 2 cup

Grated Coconut – 12 tsp

Water

Salt

Method:

1.Dry roast raagi flour for 6 minutes on low flame.Keep aside.

2 Add salt to the roasted flour and mix well.Add water little by little to the flour and mix well until you get a crumby consistency.The flour should be wet enough for steaming.Let it sit for 10 minutes.

3.Layer the chiratta puttu maker with 2 tsps of grated coconut first,then the wet flour. Steam for 5-10 minutes.

4.Serve hot with Kadala curry or beef curry.

The method for making puttu is the same for all flour types like rice flour or  semolina or even wheat flour. Gothambu or Ragi puttu is favoured as part of prescribed diet for diabetics.