Butterfly Pea Flower Puttu

Ingredients:

1 cup puttu podi / rice flour

1 tbsp dried butterfly pea flowers ( Shankupushpam )

1/2 cup grated coconut (or as required)

salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Take dried butterfly pea flowers in a bowl and add 1 cup of hot water and keep it covered for 10 minutes until the water turns a deep blue.
2. Strain the water to remove the flowers and keep it aside to cool.
3. In a bowl, add the puttupodi and salt and mix well. Add the blue water little by little as required 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...