Malabar Kitchen | Irachi puttu

For Keralites, puttu is the undisputed king of breakfasts. Pair it with a spicy chickpea curry or some Kuttanadan duck curry, no one will even dare to question the dominance. How about integrating the curry to the puttu itself? This minced meat puttu recipe will offer you just the perfect start for your festival feast.

Ingredients
2 cups of puttu flour, or rice flour sprinkled with water
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup crushed coriander leaves and curry leaves
4 green chilies cut
3 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 1/2 cups of minced beef, cooked with salt and turmeric
2 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp chili powder
Salt as required
1 tbsp garam masala
1 tbsp fennel powder

Preparation
For the filling

Heat oil in a pan, saute onions for two minutes
Add sliced green chilies to it sand saute again
Add ginger garlic paste, mix well
Add turmeric powder, chili powder, fennel powder, garam masala and salt
Mix it well
Now add the minced meat to the pan
Add chopped coriander and curry leaves
Saute for two minutes

For puttu

Boil water in a pressure cooker
Pour puttu flour to a mold, topping it with the filling
Close the lid and place it over the cooker when steam comes
Cook until steam comes through the mold
Take out from the mold and serve hot