Puttu Varieties Recipes — Easy, Tested & Family-Friendly

Puttu — meaning "portioned" in Malayalam — is a beloved breakfast across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, parts of Karnataka and Sri Lanka. Steamed cylinders of ground rice layered with grated coconut, served hot with sweet sides like palm sugar and banana, or savoury curries of dal, chickpea, mutton, fish or chicken. Cooked traditionally in a two-chamber puttu kutti where water boils below and steam rises through the rice above. Here are our puttu varieties from the blog.

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15 minutes

Mambhaza Puttu

Mango Puttu Recipe | Mambhaza Puttu | with step by step photos and video. A very tasty and healthy breakfast.

17 minutes

Broken Wheat Puttu — Steamed Cake

Broken Wheat Puttu | Steamed Cake | with step by step photos and video. Delicious, easy, and a healthy puttu variety made with broken wheat puttu and grated coconut.

20 minutes

Rava — Semolina Puttu

Rava | Semolina Puttu | with step by step photos and video. Rava Puttu, a delicious breakfast or evening time snack made with semolina and grated coconut.

16 minutes

Puttu with Homemade Red Rice Flour

15 minutes

Puttu recipe with Homemade Rice Flour

Puttu recipe with Homemade Rice Flour | Pachari Puttu | Raw Rice Puttu | with step by step photos and video. One of Kerala’s traditional breakfast items.

15 minutes

Soft Wheat Puttu

Soft Wheat Puttu Recipe| Steamed Cake | Godhumbu Puttu | with step by step photos and video. A traditional South Indian recipe, made using whole wheat and coconut.

15 minutes

Chemba Puttu

Chemba Puttu | Puttu served along with black chickpeas curry is one of the most popular breakfast combinations from Kerala.