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	'''Puttu''' ({{lang-ml\|'''പുട്ട്'''}}; {{lang-ta\|'''புட்டு'''}}; {{lang-si\|'''පිට්ටු'''}}) (pronounced {{IPA-ml\|ˈputtu\|}}) is a breakfast dish eaten in the [[South India]]n states of [[Kerala cuisine\|Kerala]], [[Tamil Nadu]] and parts of [[Karnataka]], as well as [[Sri Lanka]]. ''Puttu'' means "portioned" in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam]]. It is made of [[Steaming\|steamed]] cylinders of ground rice layered with coconut shavings, sometimes with a sweet or savory filling on the inside. ''Puttu'' is served hot with sweet side dishes such as [[palm sugar]] or [[banana]], or with curries including ''[[dal]]'', [[chickpea]], [[goat meat\|mutton]], fish, [[chicken curry\|chicken]], or beef curry.		'''Puttu''' ({{lang-ml\|'''പുട്ട്'''}}; {{lang-ta\|'''புட்டு'''}}; {{lang-si\|'''පිට්ටු'''}}) (pronounced {{IPA-ml\|ˈputtu\|}}) is a breakfast dish eaten in the [[South India]]n states of [[Kerala cuisine\|Kerala]], [[Tamil Nadu]] and parts of [[Karnataka]], as well as [[Sri Lanka]]. ''Puttu'' means "portioned" in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam]]. It is made of [[Steaming\|steamed]] cylinders of ground rice layered with coconut shavings, sometimes with a sweet or savory filling on the inside. ''Puttu'' is served hot with sweet side dishes such as [[palm sugar]] or [[banana]], or with curries including ''[[dal]]'', [[chickpea]], [[goat meat\|mutton]], fish, [[chicken curry\|chicken]], or beef curry.
			[[File:Neettuppeddi.jpg\|none\|thumb\|220x220px\|''Neetru Petti'' is a [[Borassus\|Palmyra]] based equipment used by [[Sri Lankan Tamils]] to steam Puttu. ]]

	~~In [[Bhatkal]], ''puttu'' is served with side dishes like ''[[ghee]]'' and sugar or [[Paya (food)\|''paya'']].~~
	[[File:Rice_Puttu_with_Gram_Curry.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|''Puttu'' with gram curry]]		[[File:Rice_Puttu_with_Gram_Curry.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|''Puttu'' with gram curry]]

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	[[File:Putu Labu.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|''Kue putu'' in Indonesia]]		[[File:Putu Labu.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|''Kue putu'' in Indonesia]]
	[[File:9466Pampanga Tilapia Festival Guagua 36.jpg\|thumb \|upright\|''Puto bumbóng'']]		[[File:9466Pampanga Tilapia Festival Guagua 36.jpg\|thumb \|upright\|''Puto bumbóng'' in the Philippines]]
	In [[Maritime Southeast Asia]], there are numerous similar dessert dishes known as ''[[kue putu]]'' in [[Indonesian language\|Indonesian]], ''[[putu bambu]]'' in [[Malay language\|Malay]], ''[[putu piring]]'' in [[Singapore]] and ''[[puto bumbóng]]'' in [[Tagalog language\|Tagalog]]. They vary by preparation and ingredients but are also steamed in bamboo tubes and are served with sugar and grated [[coconut]].<ref name="BD1"/><ref name="delmundo">{{cite book\|author=Angelita M. del Mundo\|editor=Harlan Walker\|title =Disappearing Foods: Studies in Food and Dishes at Risk\|chapter =Emerging Versions of Some Traditional Philippine Rice Food Products\|publisher =Prospect Books\|series =Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 1994\|year =1995\|page=64\|isbn =9780907325628\|chapter-url =https://books.google.com/books?id=XR9YIaG0kIcC&pg=PA65}}</ref>		In [[Maritime Southeast Asia]], there are numerous similar dessert dishes known as ''[[kue putu]]'' in [[Indonesian language\|Indonesian]], ''[[putu bambu]]'' in [[Malay language\|Malay]], ''[[putu piring]]'' in [[Singapore]] and ''[[puto bumbóng]]'' in [[Tagalog language\|Tagalog]]. They vary by preparation and ingredients but are also steamed in bamboo tubes and are served with sugar and grated [[coconut]].<ref name="BD1"/><ref name="delmundo">{{cite book\|author=Angelita M. del Mundo\|editor=Harlan Walker\|title =Disappearing Foods: Studies in Food and Dishes at Risk\|chapter =Emerging Versions of Some Traditional Philippine Rice Food Products\|publisher =Prospect Books\|series =Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 1994\|year =1995\|page=64\|isbn =9780907325628\|chapter-url =https://books.google.com/books?id=XR9YIaG0kIcC&pg=PA65}}</ref>

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{{Infobox food
| name = Puttu
| image = Puttu (Rice Flour steamed cake).jpg
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| caption = Pittu
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| country = [[South India]]
| region = India ([[Kerala]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kanara|Canara]] and [[Coorg]] regions of [[Karnataka]]), Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia (as ''[[kue putu|putu bambu]]''), Indonesia (as ''[[kue putu]]'') and Philippines (Pallikuthu also as ''[[puto bumbóng]]'')
| creator =
| course = Breakfast
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| main_ingredient = [[Rice flour]], [[coconut]], [[salt]]
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'''Puttu''' ({{lang-ml|'''പുട്ട്'''}}; {{lang-ta|'''புட்டு'''}}; {{lang-si|'''පිට්ටු'''}}) (pronounced {{IPA-ml|ˈputtu|}}) is a breakfast dish eaten in the [[South India]]n states of [[Kerala cuisine|Kerala]], [[Tamil Nadu]] and parts of [[Karnataka]], as well as [[Sri Lanka]]. ''Puttu'' means "portioned" in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam]]. It is made of [[Steaming|steamed]] cylinders of ground rice layered with coconut shavings, sometimes with a sweet or savory filling on the inside. ''Puttu'' is served hot with sweet side dishes such as [[palm sugar]] or [[banana]], or with curries including ''[[dal]]'', [[chickpea]], [[goat meat|mutton]], fish, [[chicken curry|chicken]], or beef curry.

In [[Bhatkal]], ''puttu'' is served with side dishes like ''[[ghee]]'' and sugar or [[Paya (food)|''paya'']].
[[File:Rice_Puttu_with_Gram_Curry.jpg|thumb|upright|''Puttu'' with gram curry]]

==Ingredients==
''Puttu'' principally consists of coarsely ground rice, grated coconut, little salt and water. It is often spiced with [[cumin]], but may have other spices. The Sri-Lankan variant is usually made with [[wheat flour]] or red [[rice flour]] without cumin, whereas the [[Bhatkal]] recipes have plain coconut or [[masala (spice)|''masala'']] variant made with mutton- or shrimp-flavoured grated coconut.

In [[Bangladesh]], the outside is made of a mixture of rice flour and ground [[Mung bean|''moong dal'']], while the filling is a mixture of coconut flakes and a type of caramelized sugar that is similar to ''[[dulce de leche]]''.<ref>{{citation | title=BBC Indian Food Made Easy: Recipe for puttu | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/indianfoodmadeeasy/recipes/episode_1/puttu.shtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224083718/http://www.bbc.co.uk/indianfoodmadeeasy/recipes/episode_1/puttu.shtml | url-status=dead | archive-date=2008-12-24 | work=BBC | access-date=2010-08-13 }}</ref>

==Preparation==
''Puttu'' is made by slowly adding water to ground rice until the correct texture is achieved. Using hot water would improve the softness of ''puttu''. It is then spiced, formed and steamed with layers of grated coconut.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nair (Life)|first=Rajeev|title='Puttu'ing plan B in place|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/editorials-columns/-puttu-ing-plan-b-in-place|access-date=2020-11-20|website=Khaleej Times|language=en}}</ref>

''Puttu'' is generally cooked in a metal ''puttu kutti''<ref>{{Cite web|title='Puttu' ing it: Kicha from Kochi in 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/food/foodie/kicha-chef-kichatube-ellen-degeneres-show-ellentube-puttu.html|access-date=2020-11-20|website=OnManorama|language=en}}</ref> vessel with two sections. The lower section holds water and the upper section holds the ''puttu'', where the rice mixture is inserted with layers of grated coconut. Perforated lids separate the sections to allow the steam to pass between them.

A number of alternative cooking vessels are used, such as traditional vessels where a perforated coconut shell is attached to a section of bamboo, or a ''chiratta puttu'' made of a coconut shell or of metal shaped similarly to a coconut shell.

[[File:Chirattuputtu.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Chirratu Puttu steaming vessel - top view with lid removed]]
Other types of cooking vessels include a pan similar to an ''[[idli]]'' pan with small holes in the bottom, pressure cookers and, mainly in the [[Malay Archipelago]], hollow bamboo stalks.

==Serving==
''Puttu'' is often served along with gravies, like [[Malabar matthi curry|fish curry]], [[chicken curry]], [[beef]] curry or ''kadala'' ([[chickpea]]) curry, and ''[[papadum]]''. Also [[Plantain (cooking)|plantain]], [[jackfruit]], mango or banana is commonly served with it. In southern Kerala people eat ''puttu'' accompanied by sweet black coffee.

In [[Tamil Nadu]] it is served with grated coconut with [[jaggery]] made of palm sugar or sugar cane, or with sweetened coconut milk.

In [[Sri Lanka]], ''puttu'' is usually accompanied with [[tripe]] curry, fish or a meat curry, coconut milk and a ''[[Sambal|sambol]]''.

In Kerala, ''puttu'' is served with [[banana]] or [[Cooking banana|plantain]], ''kadala'' curry, ''payar'' (green lentils) ''[[thoran]]'' with ''papad'', fish or meat curry.

There are also many improvisations and experiments done on ''puttu'' in Kerala. Wheat and maize flours are used instead of rice in certain parts. There are also ''puttu-''specialised restaurants that serve it with different fillings.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nagarajan|first=Saraswathy|date=2020-11-19|title=This Kerala joint serves puttu to suit your political inclinations|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/aminas-puttu-kada-in-thiruvananthapuram-serves-puttu-to-suit-your-political-inclinations-and-taste/article33132528.ece|access-date=2021-04-21|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Variations==
[[File:Wheat puttu and banana.jpg|thumb|upright|Wheat ''puttu'' with bananas]]
Some variations of ''puttu'' use other grains such as wheat flour, ''ragi'' (finger millet) flour, tapioca and corn flour. The layered filling of coconut can be replaced by other foods, such as egg curry or banana. ''Puttu'' prepared in a ball shape are called ''manipputtu''. ''Puttu'' can also be made using [[Bamboo blossom|bamboo rice]].

Muslims in Kerala eat a version of ''puttu'' called ''irachiputti'' in which rice is layered with spiced mincemeat.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brien |first1=Charmaine O' |title=The Penguin Food Guide to India |date=2013 |publisher=Penguin UK |isbn=978-93-5118-575-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BGhBAgAAQBAJ&q=puttu |language=en}}</ref>

''Puttu'' is also very common in [[Mauritius]]. It is usually sold by hawkers and is served as a snack. It is often misspelled ''poutou'' and should be spelled ''putu'' in [[Mauritian Creole]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lalitmauritius.org/dictionary.php?wrd=putu|title=Lalit|website=www.lalitmauritius.org}}</ref> The ingredients are the same—rice flour, sugar and desiccated coconut, but cooked in metal cylinders.

==Similar dishes==
{{Main|Kue putu|puto bumbóng}}
[[File:Putu Labu.jpg|thumb|upright|''Kue putu'' in Indonesia]]
[[File:9466Pampanga Tilapia Festival Guagua 36.jpg|thumb |upright|''Puto bumbóng'']]
In [[Maritime Southeast Asia]], there are numerous similar dessert dishes known as ''[[kue putu]]'' in [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], ''[[putu bambu]]'' in [[Malay language|Malay]], ''[[putu piring]]'' in [[Singapore]] and ''[[puto bumbóng]]'' in [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]. They vary by preparation and ingredients but are also steamed in bamboo tubes and are served with sugar and grated [[coconut]].<ref name="BD1"/><ref name="delmundo">{{cite book|author=Angelita M. del Mundo|editor=Harlan Walker|title =Disappearing Foods: Studies in Food and Dishes at Risk|chapter =Emerging Versions of Some Traditional Philippine Rice Food Products|publisher =Prospect Books|series =Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 1994|year =1995|page=64|isbn =9780907325628|chapter-url =https://books.google.com/books?id=XR9YIaG0kIcC&pg=PA65}}</ref>

In [[Indonesia]], ''kue putu'' is characteristically green due to the use of [[Pandanus|''pandan'']] flavoring. It is commonly found being sold by traveling vendor carts together with ''[[klepon]]'', which is actually ball-shaped ''kue putu''.<ref name="BD1">{{cite news|title='Kue Putu' Steamed Green Cake|author=Anggara Mahendra|date=13 June 2013|publisher=Baily Daily|url=http://www.thebalidaily.com/2013-06-13/kue-putu-steamed-green-cake.html|access-date=12 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615112957/http://www.thebalidaily.com/2013-06-13/kue-putu-steamed-green-cake.html|archive-date=15 June 2015}}</ref>

In the [[Philippines]], ''puto bumbóng'' is deep purple in color due to the use of a unique rice variety called ''[[Black rice|pirurutong]]''. They are culturally significant as a common traditional [[Christmas in the Philippines|Christmas]] dessert.<ref name="sas">{{cite web |last1=Sastrillo |first1=Berna |title=The Search for the Best Puto Bumbong in Manila |url=http://www.modernfilipina.ph/lifestyle/food/best-puto-bumbong-manila |website=ModernFilipina |access-date=5 December 2018}}</ref> ''[[Puto]]'' in the Philippines is also a general term for traditional steamed rice cakes.

==World record attempt==
In 2006, students of the Oriental school of Hotel Management in [[Wayanad district|Wayanad]] in north Kerala made a 10-foot-long ''puttu''. They cooked the giant ''puttu'' in a specially designed 12-foot-long aluminium mould, using 20 coconuts and 26 kg of powdered rice. It took about one and a half hours to cook.<ref>{{citation | title=Kerala's Hotel Management Students Cook Up World Record Puttu |url=http://www.evalu8.org/staticpage?page=review&siteid=9948 | work=Indiatourism | access-date=2010-10-22}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[Tamil cuisine]]
* [[Cuisine of Kerala]]
* [[Bhapa pitha]]
* [[Assamese Jolpan#Sunga Pitha|Sunga Pitha]]
* [[Kue putu]]
* [[Puto]]
* [[List of steamed foods]]
* [[Idli]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Puttu}}
{{Cookbook}}

{{Indian Dishes}}
{{Sri Lankan cuisine}}

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