Chakka Puttu Recipe
Ingredients:
Raw jackfruit bulbs
Puttu powder (rice flour) – 2 cups
Salt – ¼ teaspoon
Water – ¼ cup (if using puttu powder)
Grated coconut
Instructions:
Take raw jackfruit bulbs and cut them into small pieces .Transfer the pieces into a mixer grinder jar and blend them into a smooth paste .In a bowl, add 2 cups of puttu powder Add ¼ teaspoon of salt to the powder and mix well Gradually add ¼ cup of water and mix thoroughly to moisten the puttu powder . Note: If you are using rice flour instead of puttu powder, you may not need to add water at this step.Add the prepared jackfruit paste to the moistened puttu powder .Mix and knead the mixture until it reaches the consistency of puttu dough [00:59]. Add more water if necessary, but only if the dough is too dry.Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes, as puttu powder tends to absorb water, and the dough will reach the correct consistency after this time .Place water in a puttu maker (puttu kudam) and put it on the stove .Layer the puttu maker (puttu kutti) with grated coconut at the bottom .Fill the puttu kutti with the jackfruit puttu mixture, alternating with layers of grated coconut until it’s full .Steam for 5 minutes [01:17]. The presenter mentions steaming for 2 minutes longer than usual to ensure the jackfruit is well-cooked .Once cooked, transfer the puttu into a serving plate .Repeat the process with the remaining mixture.
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