Pumpkin Puttu / Mathanga Puttu

Ingredients:

1 cup pumpkin puree ( about 1 1/2 cup pumpkin pieces )

1 1/2 cup puttu podi / rice flour

1/2 cup grated coconut (or as required)

salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Peel and chop the pumpkin into pieces and cook it adding little water till soft. Cool and then grind to a smooth puree.
2. In a bowl, add the rice flour and salt and add 1 cup pumpkin puree little by little and mix well with hand without any lumps till it becomes moist. Keep it covered for 10 minutes.
3. Take a puttu maker and layer it with grated coconut first, then the puttu podi and then the grated coconut again. Repeat the process till the puttu maker is filled.
4. Fill pressure cooker/ puttu kudam with 3-4 cups of water and bring to a boil.
5. 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.
6. Remove it to a plate and serve hot…