Kerala

Puttu with kadala curry

Name: Puttu with kadala curry
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 8 h 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Kerala
Ingredients: 2 cups puttu podi (roasted rice flour) rice flour; Water, about 2/3 cup, for the flour; 1 1/2 cups: 1 for puttu 1/2 for curry fresh grated coconut; Salt, for both; 3/4 cup dry kala chana, dry (black chickpeas); 1 large sliced onion; 1 chopped tomato; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1 slit green chilli; 1 tbsp coriander powder (ground coriander); 1 1/2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 1 tsp garam masala; 2 tbsp coconut oil; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1 dried red chilli; 2 sprigs curry leaves

Steamed rice cylinders meet a dark chickpea curry. Kerala mornings are serious.

50 minTime

14 gProtein each

mediumSpice

8hPlan ahead. Soak for 8 hours first; the 50 minutes come after.

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607kcalsame

14 gproteinsame

14 gfibresame

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Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rice flour2 cups puttu podi (roasted rice flour)

Waterabout 2/3 cup, for the flour

Fresh grated coconut1½ cups: 1 for puttu, 1/2 for curry

Saltfor both

Kala chana, dry (black chickpeas)¾ cup, dry

Onion1 large, sliced

Tomato1, chopped

Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp

Green chilli1, slit

Coriander powder (ground coriander)1 tbsp

Kashmiri chilli powder1½ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Garam masala1 tsp

Coconut oil2 tbsp

Mustard seeds½ tsp

Dried red chilli1

Curry leaves2 sprigs

Method

6 steps

1Pressure cook the soaked kala chana with salt and water for 5 to 6 whistles. Let the pressure release naturally.
2Dry roast 1/2 cup coconut until deep brown, then grind it with coriander powder and chilli powder to a paste.
3Fry onion in most of the coconut oil until golden. Add ginger garlic paste, green chilli, tomato and turmeric, then the paste, chana and some cooking water. Simmer.
4Stir in garam masala. Temper mustard, red chilli and curry leaves in the remaining oil and pour over.
5For puttu, sprinkle salted water into the rice flour and rub with your fingers until it holds when pressed.
6Layer coconut and flour in the puttu maker, starting and ending with coconut. Steam.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

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