Coconut Milk Puttu / Thengapal Puttu

Ingredients:

1 cup puttu podi / rice flour
a pinch of cardamom powder
salt to taste
1 cup coconut milk (as required)
1/2 cup grated coconut

Preparation:

1. In a bowl, add puttu podi , a pinch of cardamom powder and salt and mix well.
2. Add coconut milk as required little by little till it becomes wet/ moist and mix thoroughly without any lumps.
3. To prepare the puttu, take a chiratta puttu maker and first layer it with 1 tbsp grated coconut and then add puttu podi.
4. Top it with some grated coconut.
5. Fill pressure cooker/ puttu kudam with 2-3 cups of water and bring to a boil.
6. Place the puttu maker on top of it and steam cook for 5-7 minutes or until the steam starts coming out from the top of puttu maker. 
7. Remove it to a plate and serve hot with kadala curry or banana…