OATS PUTTU

INGREDIENTS

1. Oats - 1 cup
2. Grated coconut - 1/4 cup (or grated coconut & carrot)
3. Salt 1/4 tea spoon
4. Water - 1/4 cup

METHOD

1. Dry roast oats for 2-3 minutes

2. Grind in a mixer to get a coarse powder

3. Dissolve salt in water. Add it little by little to the oats and mix so that it is wet but in powder form. I(f there are lumps put in the mixer and grind for just 1 second.)

4. Fill the “puttu maker”with 1 table spoon of coconut, then 3-4 table spoons of oats and again coconut and so on until it is full. The final layer should be coconut

5. Heat water in a pressure cooker. Remove the weight and fix the puttu maker on the vent tube.  Steam will start coming through the lid of the puttu maker. Allow the puttu to cook for 2 minutes and transfer to a plate.