Another Puttu (പുട്ട്)/Steam cake recipe from Kerala Cuisione, this time layered with coconut rich chemmeen/Shrimp masala as for layering. With the blend of fish peera masala ( a preparation of fish grated coconut) with the authentic style Puttu, this preparation is a perfect choice for an one dish meal, either for the family or even for gathering dinners.
Iingredients
For Shrimp/Chemmeen masala:-
- Shrimp : 1 Lb
- Chopped Onion : 3 (medium)
- Chopped green chilli : 3
- Crushed ginger & garlic : 1 Tbl Sp
- Grated Coconut : 1.5 Cup
- Turmeric powder : ¼ T-sp
- Chilly powder : 1 Tbl-sp
- Pepper powder : 1 T- Sp
- Oil : 1 Tbl _ Sp
- Curry leaves
- Salt for taste
- Garam Masala : ½ T- Sp
For Puttu:-
- Rice flour/puttu podi : 3 Cup
- Water
- Salt for taste
- Grated Coconut : 2 Cup(Adjust)
Method
For Masala
- In a pan add shrimp along with a pinch of turmeric powder, salt, ¼ cup of water and ¼ T-sp of garlic paste.
- With the lid-on, cook it until soft (~10 to 12 min), if any extra water, dry it keeping the lid off.
- Heat oil in a pan and sauté onion along with ginger garlic ,some salt and green chilli, until the onion became translucent.
- Then add chilli powder, pepper powder and turmeric powder; fry it for a minute .
- Add the cooked shrimp and grated coconut; close the lid and cook it for about 3-4 minutes.
- Finally add the curry leaves, garam masala and mix it well; turn of the stove.
For puttu
- In a wide vessel, add the rice flour along with salt and 1.5 cup of coconut and mix it.
- Sprinkle water a little at a time and make a moistened puttu podi , it should looks like bread crumbs.
- Boil water in a puttu maker/pressure cooker.
- Meantime in the puttu cylinder add some coconut then chemmeen masala and rice flour mix repeating the same as you like for layers.
- Put the lid and keep the cylinder in the puttu maker ( I used the pressure cooker puttu maker ,keeping the puttu maker in the stem of the pressure cooker)
- Steam until the rice flour is fully cooked (typically 1-2 min after you start seeing the steam coming out through the top of the puttu cylinder).
