Today is the second day of Blogging Marathon #21 and the
dish today I am posting is a Chettinad speciality. Chettinad cuisine is famous for its delicious
and unique recipes. This puttu is one among them. I saw the recipe in a cook
book. I also had an opportunity to taste this puttu from my neighbour. It was
so nice and so I decided to try it out. As I had guests three weeks back, I
decided to prepare it for them for the evening snack. Though the result was not
as tasty as the puttu I tasted before, it was some what similar. As I didn’t
have an idli plate to steam cook the moong dhal batter, I used a cake tin to
cook it. That was the mistake I made. The puttu was a bit lumpy. Next time I
would make it properly so that it crumbles well.
Ingredients:
Moong Dhal- 1cup
Brown Sugar/ Vellam-1cup
Grated Coconut-1/2cup
Ghee-1tbs
Cardamom Powder-1/4tsp
Procedure:
- Soak
moong dhal for 2hours and grind it to a smooth paste adding very little
water.
- Pour
batter into idli plates and steam cook until a tooth pick inserted comes
out clean.
- You
can also pour the whole batter into a greased cake tin and steam cook it
until done.
- Allow
it to cool completely. Cut it into small pieces and mash it to form fine
crumbs.
- Melt
sugar with 1/8cup of water. When it is completely dissolved strain it to
get rid of impurities.
- Heat
it again and when it starts boiling add the moong dhal crumbs along with
cardamom powder.
- Mix
well. Add grated coconut and ghee and keep on cooking until the mixture
becomes dry.
- Remove
from flame and serve it hot or warm.
Labels: Blogging Marathon, CHETTINAD, MOONG DHAL, SNACKS, SOUTH INDIAN DELICACIES, SWEETS
