PARUPPU PUTTU I MIXED DAL PUTTU I BREAKFAST RECIPES - VIRTUAL BIRTHDAY TREAT FOR NALINI SURESH!!!

Hi friends, here is the virtual birthday treat for one of my close friend as sis, +Nalini Akka from Nalini’s Kitchen. We group of friends in FB planned to post virtual treat on her special day with her favorite theme which is Tamil Cuisine. Yes! She loves our Tamil foods much, so we friends also giving her favorite recipes from her blog…

Nalini aks is a very jovial and sweet person. She is very down-to-earth, caring and loving sis, and she is lovable wife and wonderful mom of 2 lil charms… We are getting known each other one year before, and now she is one of my best friends as sis. Here is my small virtual treat on her special day…

I have chosen the recipe, Paruppu Puttu, puttu is authentic breakfast recipes in Tamil Nadu. Paruppu puttu is new to me, till I have seen in nalini akka’s blog. It was tempted me so much and I have noted down to make it, but this  is the right time to make the delicious and healthy puttu on her special day. The puttu is awesome in taste and very nutritious and am sure kids too love it much. You can prepare the puttu as breakfast or snacks.

Category	Breakfast
Regional	Tamil Cuisine
Preparation Time	2 Hours
Cooking Time	20 Minutes
Servings	4

Source – Nalini’s Kitchen

INGREDIENTS  

Chana dal/Bengal gram – ¼ Cup  

Moong dal/Green gram (splited) – ¼ Cup

Toor dal/Red gram – ¼ Cup

Idli Rice/Parboiled Rice – ¼ Cup

Salt – 1/8 Tsp

Sugar – ½ Cup

Grated coconut – 2 Tbsp  

Cardamom powder – 1 Tsp

Sesame oil or Ghee – 2 Tsp

METHOD

• Soak the chana dal, Moong dal, Toor dal and Idli rice together for 2 hours and drain it.
• Put the dal mixture into the blender and add little water grind it to coarse paste. 

• It should be like idli batter consistency, so adjust water quantity while blend and do not make smooth paste.
• Now grease the idli platter with oil or use idli cloth, pour the batter into idli pan and steam it for 15-20 minutes.

• After the idli turns warm crumble the idli by hand or you can use grater too.
• At this time the puttu will be cool, and warm it by reheating in oven for 2 minutes.
• Now add the sugar, cardamom powder and grated coconut mix it well tills combined everything.
• Serve it… J

NOTE

• Instead of sugar you can add jaggery or brown sugar.
• Crumble the putter after its warm or cool.
• You can make it as savory version by tempering mustard, urad dal and chillies.
• Adjust sugar according to your taste.
• I added sesame oil; we usually add sesame oil to puttus…
• You can add ghee roasted cashew nuts and raisins to get rich flavor. 

THIS IS FOR YOU NALINI AKS... 
Hope you enjoyed your small virtual treat, as our token of love!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!