ഇറച്ചി പുട്ട് | ചിക്കൻ പുട്ട് | Irachi puttu Recipe | Kerala Style Chicken Puttu

Irachi Puttu

Ingredients

• 2 cups Puttu Podi
• 1 cup grated coconut
• 500 grams boneless chicken /beef /mutton
• 2 tablespoons of coconut oil
• 4 sliced onions
• 1" piece of ginger
• 5 cloves of garlic
• 4 Green Chillies
• Curry leaves
• 1 Tomato
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 2 tsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp Garam masala
• 1/4 cup of thick coconut milk

 How to prepare

• Wet puttu flour with enough salt and water.Keep aside.
• Heat coconut oil in a heavy-bottomed pan and add sliced onion, crushed ginger-garlic, finely chopped green chillies and curry leaves.
• When the onion turns translucent, add masala powders and fry till it raw smell goes.
• Add chopped tomatoes, chicken and enough salt.Cover and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes.  No need to add water. ( If beef/ mutton used, pressure cook with 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and salt and then add into the onion mix)
• When the masala is well cooked and dry, add thick coconut milk and mix well.Swich off heat when gravy thickens.
• Fill the puttu mold with  prepared rice flour mixture ,grated coconut and meat mixture alternatively.Finish with final layer of grated coconut on the top.Close with the lid.
• Steam cook till you see the steam escaping through the holes of the lid.