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    Home » Siru Thaniyangal | Millets » Quinoa » Quinoa Puttu – Guest post for 3 Curious monkeys

    Quinoa Puttu – Guest post for 3 Curious monkeys

    Posted on June 11, 2015 · Last Updated on August 14, 2019 · By Srividhya G · 16 Comments

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    Yes this is a guest post and you will be seeing more of these guest post from me for 3 curious monkeys. So what’s this 3 curious monkeys? It’s a company run by two great women Shweta Chopra and Shuchi Mehta. They have multicultural books and great apps for kids. It’s true that 3 Curious Monkeys helps kids discover and appreciate our nation India in a contemporary and engaging manner. I Love their apps. The interesting thing is Shweta and Shuchi got to know my blog via Euphoric delight FB group and contacted me for guest posts. (Its going to be a series) I was really elated and humbled and I am really happy to do these guest posts for them.

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    Quinoa is small grain loaded with protein and it’s a rich source of B vitamins, and also dietary minerals and has a modest amount of calcium. It is gluten-free and considered easy to digest. This grain is perfect for kids as they get sufficient vitamins and minerals along with protein. But one thing that I need to agree is quinoa’s taste is acquired. I started including them along with rice then in soups and stews. Quinoa flour is a great ingredient that can be added along with wheat flour for making rotis and also you can try this flour for baking.

    Puttu is a traditional breakfast recipe in Kerala. It is served along with banana and it forms a filling breakfast for everyone. The traditional puttu is prepared with the Kerala Red rice flour but you try it with ragi or wheat flour also. For this puttu recipe I am going to use quinoa flour. This became a huge hit in our household and I realized this is the easies and best way to introduce quinoa for kids. It is one of the easiest recipes and it can be done in a jiffy.

    Note: It is not mandatory to have the puttu steamer. You can steam in your convenient way. These steamers are readily available in all Indian stores.

    Ingredients:

    • Quinoa flour – 1 cup
    • Water – ½ cup
    • Salt – ½ tsp
    • Grated/Shredded coconut – ½ to ¾ cup
    • Sugar – as per taste for serving

    Steps:

    • Dry roast the quinoa flour for couple of minutes or until they turn light brown. (Don’t roast for more than 3 minutes)
    • Let the flour cool down and add the salt and mix well.

    PuttuFlourAndQuinoa

    • Now slowly start adding the water and mix them well till you get the corn meal consistency.
    • Keep the shredded coconut ready.

    QuinoaPuttuAfterMixingwithWater

    Steaming using Puttu Maker:

    Puttu maker has two parts the bottom pot where you steam the water and the top part usually cylindrical vessel where you add the flour mix layered with coconut.

    • Start steaming the water in the bottom part.
    • Meanwhile mix the flour and keep it ready.
    • Once the steam starts to come out, add small amount of coconut as the first layer and fill ¼ of the cylinder with the quinoa flour and then again with coconut and then with quinoa flour. Close it and place it on top of the steaming pot.
    • Let it steam for 4 minutes and that’s it.

    PuttuSteaming

    Yummy puttu is ready. Open the cylindrical part and push the puttu out.

    Steaming in regular way:

    • You can steam it the double boiler method that we use for melting chocolates.
    • Boil the water in a pot and place another vessel with this flour and cover it with a plate and steam it for 5 minutes.
    • In this case mix the flour and coconut together.

    You can also use Idly cooker to steam these.

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    Now mix sugar according to your taste and serve it along with banana. I usually add 2 to 3 tsps of cane sugar.

    Cross posted here.

     

     

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    Filed Under: Breakfast / Tiffins, Quinoa Tagged With: breakfast, kerala puttu, quinoa flour puttu, quinoa puttu

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    Comments

    1. Alboni says

      August 17, 2016 at 10:01 pm

      Healthy puttu !!! Puttu is my all time favourite

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        August 18, 2016 at 9:24 am

        Thankooo :-)

        Reply
    2. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      March 08, 2016 at 2:21 pm

      I love puttu and buying the puttu maker is on my llist. Love the healthy version with the quinoa flour!

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        March 09, 2016 at 8:10 am

        Thanks Sandhya. I got that puttu maker here only.

        Reply
    3. Malar says

      October 26, 2015 at 2:45 pm

      Awesome Sri!!! great iinovation….

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      • Vidhya@VVK says

        October 27, 2015 at 7:27 am

        Thanks Malar. How is the little one?

        Reply
    4. Deepa says

      June 28, 2015 at 10:07 am

      Puttu is a must one in our menu. Will try your version soon.

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        June 30, 2015 at 10:48 am

        Thanks. Let me know how it turned out.

        Reply
    5. kushi says

      June 13, 2015 at 9:06 am

      Its super like. brilliant twist to puttu recipe dear

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        June 13, 2015 at 6:59 pm

        Thanks pa.. Welcome here.

        Reply
    6. Traditionally Modern Food says

      June 13, 2015 at 3:16 am

      I was in dilemma whether I should buy puttu maker but after seeing ur post now I m tempted to buy.. BTW quinoa puttu is mind blowing dear

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        June 13, 2015 at 7:00 pm

        Thanks Vidya.. Get the puttu maker its very handy da..

        Reply
    7. apsara says

      June 12, 2015 at 7:39 pm

      Lovely twist to puttu!
      I have found a queer smell in quinoa flour that I prepare by grinding quinoa. Do you get the flour store bought? Just wondering, you notice any weird smell in it?

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        June 12, 2015 at 8:51 pm

        Thanks Apsara. Yeah I get the store bought flour. It has slight bitter taste but I dry roast them slightly and so far its working ok. :-)

        Reply
    8. Aruna Panangipally says

      June 12, 2015 at 1:21 am

      What a modern twist to a traditional recipe, Vidhya!

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        June 12, 2015 at 10:51 am

        Thanks a lot Aruna.

        Reply

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