Wheat Puttu

Name: Wheat Puttu
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 Servings
Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat flour; 2 tbsp grated coconut; 2 to 3 tsp sugar/ jaggery as required; 1 pinch cardamom(powdered); 1 pinch salt; 1 tsp ghee; ½ cup water/ as needed

Features:

Cuisine:

Indian

25 mins
Serves 2
Easy

Ingredients

1 cup whole wheat flour
2 tbsp grated coconut
2 to 3 tsp sugar/ jaggery as required
1 pinch cardamom(powdered)
1 pinch salt
1 tsp ghee
½ cup water/ as needed

How to make Wheat Puttu

In a pan, dry roast wheat flour over medium flame, stirring continuously.
Roast it till it gives a nice aroma and turns slightly brown.
Transfer the roasted wheat flour into a bowl. Allow it to cool down.
Add a pinch of salt, cardamom powder(optional).
Sprinkle little water to the wheat flour and mix it well.
The mixture should be slightly wet. Remove any lumps while mixing.
Empty the mixture into a mixer grinder.
Pre-heat the pressure cooker.
Put the bowl of mixture into the cooker.
Steam cook it for 8 – 10 minutes on a medium flame.
Turn off the flame. Wait until it cools down a little.
Once you remove the bowl from the cooker, add grated coconut, ghee and sprinkle sugar/jaggery as per taste.
Mix well and healthy wheat puttu is ready to serve.

Trivia:

The first cultivation of wheat occurred above 10,000 years ago. They originated from the south-eastern part of Turkey.

It is estimated that it takes 1,200 tons of water to produce a ton of wheat.