Kerala
Gothambu puttu
Whole wheat steamed in a puttu kutti between layers of coconut. Kerala's breakfast cylinder.
30 minTime
12 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original401kcal
12 gprotein
12 gfibre
30minutes
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.
Ingredients
Method
5 steps- 1Dry roast the wheat flour on low heat, stirring, for 6 to 8 minutes. Cool.
- 2Sprinkle in the salted water a little at a time, rubbing with your fingertips, until the flour is like damp breadcrumbs. Pulse once in a mixer to break up lumps and rest for 10 minutes.
- 3Bring water to a boil in the puttu kudam. Fill the puttu kutti with a spoon of coconut, then wheat crumbs, then coconut again, finishing with coconut. Do not press down.
- 4Fit the kutti on the kudam and steam until steam streams out of the lid, then 2 minutes more.
- 5Push the puttu out with the stick and serve hot.
Serve it like this
Push onto a plate, break open with a spoon and serve with kadala curry, or with mashed ripe banana and a little sugar.