Thursday 13 August 2015

Kerala Puttu & Egg Roast

Kerala puttu ( steam cake)&
Egg roast.


All keralities would have tried this. It is seen often in my house especially on holidays..  all of us at home likes it especially my sister she  loves it..

Puttu/steam cake
Ingredients;
Rice flour
Salt
Water
Grated coconut

Method;

Take 2 cups of puttu flour in a bowl. Add a little salt.
Add water little at the time and mix well with your finger tips.When you take a handful of flour and press it between your fist, it should hold its shape, when you press it again a little harder, it should crumble. That is the right consistency.
The flour should be crumbly and moist. There should be no lumps.You can blend it in a mixer for 2-3 seconds using the whipper blade. Keep it aside for 5 minutes.

Now we can  fill the puttu kutty/puttu maker, nwadys different types of puttu makers are available. I use the one which can put over the pressure cooker..

Layer the puttu kutty first with a little grated coconut, then add 2 fistful of puttu flour.Then again add grated coconut followed by puttu flour.Repeat the same process until the mould/puttu kutty is full ending it with grated coconut.

Now fill the puttu pot with water, cover the puttu kutty with lid and fix it on the pot. Keep it on high flame. Once the water start boiling in the pot, you will see steam escaping from the holes on top of  the cylindrical tube, reduce the flame and cook for another 5-6 minutes.
When you get a nice flavor of steamed puttu, switch off, remove the cylindrical tube/puttu kutty from the pot, open it and gently push the puttu using a wooden ladle.

Hot puttu is ready
Serve hot with egg roast / cherupayar curry (green gram curry) or kadala curry..



Now let me share the recipe for egg roast:

Egg Roast:
Ingredients:
Eggs 4nos ( boiled)
Onions thinly sliced 2 nos
Tomato chopped 1 nos
Ginger garlic paste 1tsp
Red chilly powder 1 to 2 TSP ( adjust accordingly )
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Garam masla 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil 1tbsp
Curry leaves little

Method:
Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan
Once it becomes hot add ginger garlic paste to it and sauté till the raw smell goes
Then to that add onion and sauté well  it should be  caramelised.. Actual taste from this
Once it's done add tomato and sauté till it blends together. Then add the red chilly, turmeric, pepper powder and salt and sauté well . then add little water to this and cover the lid and cook for around 5 min.. Then add garam masala
To this add boiled eggs and sauté well
Then add curry leaves and sprinkle little oil.
Yummy egg roast is ready...