Beetroot Puttu

Ingredients:

1 cup puttu podi / rice flour

1 small beetroot, chopped into pieces

1/4 cup grated coconut

salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Peel and chop beetroot into small pieces and cook it with 1/4 cup of water until tender. 
2. Then puree the cooked beetroot to a smooth paste adding little water ( about 1-2 tbsp) in a blender.
3. In a bowl, add the puttupodi and salt and add beetroot puree little by little and mix well with hand without any lumps till it becomes wet/ moist.
4. Take a puttu maker and layer it with grated coconut first, then the puttupodi and then the grated coconut again. Repeat the process till the puttu maker is filled.
5. Fill pressure cooker/ puttu kudam with 3-4 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...