Kappa Puttu

Kappa Puttu / Steamed Tapioca Cake Puttu is an authentic breakfast in Kerala. Usually it is prepared with rice flour and coconut grated. Here is the different ingredient kappa, which is very soft and tasty. Kappa Puttu is Kerala's own traditional Puttu. Ingredients --------- 1. Unakka kappa podi/dry tapioca flour ¾ cup (Remove the skin from kappa/tapioca and wash well. Cut into small pieces and sun dry for 2-3 days and powder fine using a blender. Store in air tight container. This will stay good for at least a month at room temperature) 2. Roasted rice flour ¼ cup 3. Grated coconut ¼ cup 4. Salt as needed 5. Water to wet the flour Preparation --------- Mix the Unakka kappa podi/dry tapioca flour, roasted rice flour , coconut and salt together in a bowl. Now sprinkle 1-2 tbsp water to the flour and mix simultaneously. Break the lumps if any using hands and set aside for 3-4 minutes. Now in a puttu maker , add a thin layer of grated coconut and top it with kappa puttu podi flour..Cover and steam this for about 3-4 minutes as you do for the regular rice puttu (using a pressure cooker or the traditional puttu mould). Serve warm with fish curry or banana and pappad. Black chana masala curry is another combination.