KOONTHAL PUTTU ( SQUID / KANAVA )

 Ingredients :

. Koonthal - 1/2 k

. Onion - 2
. Green chilly - 1-2
. Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
. Kashmiri chilly powder - 2 spoon
. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
. Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
. Puttu powder
. Curry leaves
. Coriander leaves
. Oil
. Salt

Method :

1. Clean and wash squid then chop into very small pieces.

2. Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onion n cook until it turns  brown colour.

3. Add chopped green chilly, ginger garlic paste and curry leaves. Saute well.

4. Reduce flame to low n add chilly powder, turmeric powder and garam masala. Saute for couple of minutes until the raw smell appears.

5. Add chopped squid and salt, mix well. Add little water n cover with a lid.

6. Cook on medium flame until squid is tender and all water dries up.

7. Take puttu maker. First put some shredded coconut, then add 3 tbsp squid masala, then add 8 tbsp puttu powder. Repeat the process

8. Steam until it done. Serve hot.

CHOCOLATE PUTTU

'Puttu and kadala'  keralas one of the most famous food combination we know. We are always having puttu with kadala, banana, meet or even just with some sugar. Anyway its a tasty and healthy food. It doesnt contains any oil in it is the most advantage that we can say. Why wont we go out of all these boundaries.
                    Here we are going to try our puttu with some chocolates. Anyone who loves chocolate is going to love this dish also. Its easy and very delicious. Here i used dark chocolate. U can use milk chocolate also. It can served as a sanack  to your kids.

Ingredients :

. Puttu powder - 1 cup
. Chocolate - 15 g ( i used dark chocolate )

Method :

1. Grate the chocolate into small pieces.

2. Take a puttu steamer. First add some chopped chocolate. Then add some puttu powder. Again layer with grated chocolate and puttu powder.

3. Steam until it done.

CHEMMEEN PUTTU

       

Ingredients :

. Prawns - 1 cup [ i used small prawns ]
. Onion - 3 not too big
. Tomato - 1/2 of a small one
. Green chilli - 2 
. Curry leaves
. Salt
. Ginger - 1/2 tsp
. Garlic - 1/2 tsp
. Kashmiri chilly powder 2 tbsp
. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
. Pepper  powder 1 tsp
. Garam masala - 1/2 t sp
. Puttu powder

Method for prawns masala...:

1. Heat some oil in a pan. Add onion, green chilly, ginger, garlic, curry leaves and salt. Saute well until the onion get brown colour.

2. Add tomato n mix well for few seconds.

3. Add turmeric powder, chilly powder, pepper powder and garam masala. Fry for 2 minutes.

4. Add prawns and stir well until the prawns are well coated with the masala.

5. Add little water into it. Cover with a lid and cook for another 5 minutes.

Method :

1. Take puttu maker.

2. Put some shredded coconut on puttu maker then 3 tb sp prawns masala, then puttu powder. Repeat the process.

3. Steam until it done.

   
4. Mix the prawns masala and puttu powder. Steam it with some shredded coconut.