Tricoloured Puttu /Carrot & Beetroot Puttu

For Beetroot Puttu

Rice powder-1cup

Beetroot(finely grated)-1small

Salt

Water

For Carrot Puttu

Rice flour-1cup

Carrot (finely grated)-2 medium

Salt 

Water

For white Puttu

Rice flour-1cup
Shredded coconut-1/4cup

Salt 

water

Shredded coconut-3/4cup

• Take rice flour in 3 separate bowls.
• Mix  rice flour with salt and shredded coconut.  Pour some water and mix with fingers. The correct texture is when you grasp a palm full of flour and it seems to hold together but when gently touched, it looses shape.
• Add grated beetroot and salt into the flour.Pour some water and mix with fingers so that it look like bread crumbs.Keep aside.
• Continue the step above with carrot and rice flour.

• Put a table spoon of shredded coconut in the 'puttukutty'.Second layer with beetroot mixture and sprinkle some grated coconut.Third layer with white puttu mixture and top with carrot mixture.
• Steam it for 5 mins and serve hot with the side dish of your choice.