Kollu Puttu Recipe / Horsegram Puttu Recipe / Healthy Puttu Recipe

Ingredients

Kollu / Horsegram - 1/2 cup

Method

Wash and soak the kollu for 6 hours.

Drain the water out and add it into a blender, sprinkle water and grind to a smooth thick batter.

Grease idli plates and pour the batter and steam stem till cooked.

Cool the idli and crumble them. Puttu base is ready to make Kara puttu or Sweet puttu.

Kara Puttu / Savourt Puttu

Oil - 2 tsp

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Channa dal - 1 tsp

Curry leaves few

Grated coconut - 2 tsp

Chopped onions - a handful

Chopped green chillies - 1

Salt to taste

Coriander leaves for garnish

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it with mustard, urad & channa dal.

Add onions, chilies, curry leaves and salt sauté till light brown.

Add the steamed and crumbled kollu and in low flame fry for 2 to 3 minutes till they reach puttu consistency ( Must be dry without and sticky consistency)

Add coconut mix and switch off the stove. Garnish with coriander leaves and enjoy hot.

Sweet Puttu

Jaggery - as needed

Grated coconut as needed

Cardamom powder - as needed

Steamed and crumbled kollu 

( Fry the steam kollu in 1 tsp of ghee till they are dry and without and sticky consistency )

Method

Take a bowl mix all above ingredients together and enjoy!

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