RICE PUTTU (Steam Cake) - Serves  5 
   
Ingredients 
  Raw Rice 1/2 Kg 
Coconut 1/2 grated 
Water to sprinkle  
Salt to taste 

Method   

Soak rice in water for 4 hrs, then drain it and grind it to make fine powder. Heat the powder for 5 mts.While heating stir it. Keep it for cooling.Mix salt with water sprinkle this to the powdered rice just to make the powder wet.   

For making puttu special utensil is used named puttukutty or micro puttu. Put a handful of  grated coconut  in the puttukutty and then put rice powder till half then add another handful of grated coconut. This is done till the top. Close the lid steam it for 2 mts in cooker. Then serve it. Puttu can be eaten with potatoe curry or banana or ghee