Puttu Recipe | Kerala Puttu

Name: Puttu Recipe | Kerala Puttu
Prep time: 4 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup puttu flour; ⅓ cup water (or add as required); ⅓ teaspoon salt (or add as required); ½ cup coconut (- fresh, grated ); 2 to 3 cups water (for steaming)

Instructions

Prep:4minCook:16min

Puttu is a soft and crumbly Kerala breakfast made with coarsely ground rice flour and grated coconut, steamed in layers in a special mould. This Puttu recipe shows how to get the right moist texture so the puttu holds shape yet breaks easily. It is commonly served with Kadala Kari (coconut based black chickpea curry), ripe bananas or a little sugar and ghee.

Updated at: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:07:09 GMT