Puttu is one of the favourite South Indian breakfast and snack. It is prepared using puttu maavu (puttu flour) combined with fresh grated coconut. It is very easy to make puttu maavu at home. It is made of either raw rice or boiled rice. Yes, it is the same rice flour that is used to prepare murukku. The quantity doesn't matter as you can store it in a air tight container for months.
All you need is:
Raw or boiled rice
Dry mixer or blender
Raw rice method:
Soak the raw rice for an hour. Drain the water and grind the rice to semi coarse powder (do not powder it too fine). Then dry it in a thick bottom pan for about 10-15 minutes till the vapour oozes out. Ensure that it doesn't form lumps. Keep stirring it for a while in low flame. Allow it to cool and transfer it to an airtight container.
Boiled rice method:
Puttu maavu is prepared in the same way as made using Raw rice. The only difference is the time used for soaking the rice. But the puttu turns very soft while prepared with boiled rice.
You just need to soak the boiled rice for 20-30 minutes. Then dry it using a muslin cloth. Follow the same procedure as above.
