Rava Putu

Rava Putu is a traditional Kerala and Tamilnadu traditional food. Rava Putu happens to be slightly sticky. Nevertheless it really taste good. It tastes good when you have it with Kadala Curry but I prefer to have it with salt fish bone curry. Here is a recipe for Semolina, Sooji and Rava Putu. It is best eaten with banana and sugar. The norm in every home.

Ingredients

2 cups Rava, Sooji and Semolina

Salt to taste

1 cup warm water

1 cup coconut scrapes

1 teaspoon Sugar

Preparation Method

Mix grated coconut and sugar and keep it aside. Dry roast the rava or Semolina or Sooji in medium low heat for 10 - 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat when its starts changing color lightly. Allow it to cool. Add salt to the roasted Rava or Semolina or Sooji. Sprinkle a little water and start mixing it using your hands. Keep on adding warm water little by little and mixing till the ingredients of your choice becomes wet fluffy and resembles bread crumbs. Use 1 cup of water to two cups of rava, semolina or sooji. Add 2 tablespoon of grated coconut and sugar into the bottom of the putu kutti (mould for putu) Add mixture half way inside the mould and seal with more coconuts shreds and sugar and then fill up the mould with more mixture and seal again with shredded coconut and sugar. After that steam the putu in the steamer for a delicious Rava, Semolina or Sooji Putu. Can be served with sugar and or curry.