Vella puttu for navaratri | navaratri recipes | with video

Vella puttu we generally make during navaratri fridays, but i remember my grandmother makes this vella puttu when the girl kid at homes attains puberty or the coconut tree starts giving flowers. This puttu can be done with rice flour| idiyappam flour too.  Try out this easy Navaratri recipe . Check out my other navaratri recipes too.

Vella puttu recipe

  Preparation Time : 10 mins + soaking time 1 hour | Cooking Time : 35 Mins |Serves: 2

     Raw rice   1/4 cup
     Jaggery   1/4 cup
     Ghee   1/2 tsp
     Cashew nuts  few
     Cardamom powder  a pinch
     Turmeric powder  a pinch
     Salt  a pinch
     Coconut  2 tblsp
     Edible camphor | pacha karpooram  a pinch  Optional
                                             Video of vella puttu

                     
  

Method

• Soak the rice in water for 30 minutes. Later drain the water and spread this in a towel. I spread in a thick kitchen towel, for 15 minutes.
• The cloth will absorb all the water and the rice will be dry.
• Grind this into a fine powder in mixer.
• Sieve it nicely and grind it again. Alternatively you can use store bought rice flour.

• Dry roast this rice flour in low flame till it changes into light brown colour.

• Mix the turmeric and salt and little water and sprinkle on the roasted flour.

• Mix it well. The consistency should be if you hold it tightly it should hold, and if you break it it should break like a sand.

• Steam this rice flour mix by tying it in a cloth for 10 to 12 minutes.

• With a back of a ladle break the lumps and make it into very smooth and soft.
• My mom gave a short cut for this, asked me to grind the steamed flour in a dry mixer. I did the same and it was perfect.

• Heat jaggery in a pan by adding 1/4 cup of water.
• Let this boil in a medium flame.
• Take a little water in a small bowl. This is to check the consistency of the jaggery.
• Just add a few drops of nicely boiling jaggery into the water.
• If you are able to make it a hard ball, then switch off the stove.
• Otherwise, allow it to boil till u reach the consistency.
• Transfer the steamed rice flour to a wide bowl. Add the jaggery syrup to this and mix well nicely with the back of a ladle. Fry cashew in ghee till golden brown and add it to the vella puttu and mix well.

• Roast the cashew nuts in ghee and add to this . Add cardamom powder to this. Add the edible camphor if adding. Add the grated coconut to this . Mix well.

• Super soft puttu is ready for neivedyam.

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