Name: Carrot puttu without puttu maker recipe by Archana Srivastav at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cups rava; 1 cup grated carrot; 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste; 1 cup grated coconut; Salt to taste; 2 table spoon oil for greasing; Water as required

ABOUT Carrot puttu without puttu maker RECIPE

Puttu is a traditional kids friendly healthy breakfast recipe usually made with rice flour & coconut . Its very easy recipe and u can make puttu by steaming puttu flour in traditional puttu maker . So for this recipe u should have a puttu maker . But not owning a puttu maker should not restrict you from not enjoying u this kerala style delicacy . Here i made puttu with some variations by using rava instead of rice flour and carrot to make this puttu more healthier and yummy too . Here I made puttu in two ways ,one in a bowl and another in a murruku maker .both are looking like traditional puttu and great in taste too.

Instructions

Dry roast rava .
Keep aside for cooling .
After cooling rava add half coconut and half carrot and salt .
Rub with your palm to make crumble .
Add little water and mix with your hands well .
Keep aside for 2 minutes .
Then rub again to make bread crumbs like mixture .
If needed add more water and rub again to make a lump free mixture .
Now take a murruku maker open the lid and place any murruku plate in it .
Grease murruku maker .
Now place 2 table spoon of coconut in it .
Add 2 table spoon carrot over it .
Now add 5 table spoon rawa carrot mixture over it .
Now repeate the procedure till murruku maker filled .
Cover with aluminum foil tightly.
Place this murruku maker in idli stand .
Steam puttu for 5 to 6 minutes .
Demold this with back of a spoon .
For another way .
Grease 2 big bowls .
Add coconut in the bottom layer add carrot for second layer and rava carrot mixture for third layer .
Repeat it .
Now press the mixture of bowl with fingers and turn over a greased dhokla plate .
Place dhokla plate in the steamer.
Steam for 5 to 6 minutes.
Serve hot with favorite sauce .Or vegetables.

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