Puttu and Kadala Curry

Name: Puttu and Kadala Curry
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups roasted rice flour (puttu podi); 1 cup grated coconut; 1 cup black chickpeas (kala chana), soaked and cooked; 2 onions and 1 tomato, chopped; Roasted coconut ground to a paste; Coriander, chilli, turmeric and garam masala; Coconut oil, mustard seeds and curry leaves

പുട്ടും കടലയും/POO-too and KAH-dah-lah/

Also known as: Puttu Kadala, Kerala Puttu, Puttu with Kadala Curry, Kerala Black Chickpea Curry

About this dish

Steamed cylinders of rice flour layered with grated coconut, served with a spicy black chickpea curry.

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Ingredients

🍚2 cups roasted rice flour (puttu podi)

🥥1 cup grated coconut

🫘1 cup black chickpeas (kala chana), soaked and cooked

🧅2 onions and 1 tomato, chopped

🥥Roasted coconut ground to a paste

🌶️Coriander, chilli, turmeric and garam masala

🌿Coconut oil, mustard seeds and curry leaves

Method

Serves 2

Sprinkle the rice flour with salted water and rub until it is like damp breadcrumbs.

Layer coconut and rice flour in a puttu steamer and steam for 6–8 minutes.

Fry the onions, tomato and spices, then add the roasted coconut paste.

Add the chickpeas and water and simmer into a thick curry.

Temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves and serve with the puttu.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Puttu kadala is a favourite Kerala breakfast; puttu is steamed in a special tube called a puttu kutti.

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