Last week when i went to Salem,my MIL gave me dry roasted & ground kambu maavu/Pearl millet flour and
mixed millet health mix powder/Sathu Maavu.My MIL suggested me to try this Kambu sweet puttu with the flour.I tried two versions adding Jaggery and sugar.Both came out very well n tasty.I also made Kambu kanji/pearl millet porridge( savoury version) along with it which i will post soon.We had a healthy,hearty breakfast yesterday.Here are some of the health benefits & names of pearl millet in other languages for your reference.Pearl millet is called as Kambu in Tamil , Bajra in Marathi,Gujarati,Rajasthani,Sindhi,Punjabi,Sajje in Kannada,Sajjalu in Telugu and Kambam in Malayalam.Coming to its health benefits,Pearl millet is a miracle millet which has iron that is 8 times of rice.It is very rich in Calcium,Protein,Iron & Magnesium.It helps to reduce the bad cholesterol level in our body. Its a great body coolant.Its consumed as porridge during summer.It helps to improve the digestion power & heals stomach ulcers too.It helps to improve bowel movements & prevents constipation.It makes our body strong.It helps to increase the secretion of milk for lactating mothers !.Do try this healthy kambu maavu puttu recipe for your breakfast or as evening snacks.U will love it like us.I preferred jaggery version more than sugar version.Try any based on ur liking !
Kambu maavu puttu recipe
Kambu maavu puttu/Pearl millet powder puttu - Sweet version
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Sweet
Serves: Serves 4
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 20 Minutes
Total time: 30 Minutes
INGREDIENTS
- Kambu maavu/Pearl millet flour - 2 cups
- Salt water - as needed ( we used around 1/2 cup)
- Grated jaggery - 3/4 cup or sugar - 1/3 cup
- Cardamom seeds – 2 nos crushed
- Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
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METHOD
Note
- ** For making homemade kambu maavu – Dry roast kambu/Pearl millet in a wide kadai in medium flame till it starts to splutter and leaves a nice smell.Do it in batches if u want to make in large quantity.Roasting takes nearly 7-9 minutes.Do not burn them while roasting.so pls be careful.After roasting,switch off the flame and allow it to cool.Grind in a mill OR Mixie for small quantity.Sieve if necessary,spread in a news paper to cool down the flour and store in an air tight box.
- Grinding the flour in mixie after steaming is very important.Else the flour will have too much of lumps.But do not over grind the cooked flour because they will stuck to the jar and becomes very thick.Run for small intervals to make it as a powder
- Do not sprinkle too much of salt water.It also makes the puttu hard.At the same time,if u add less water,puttu will become dry.
- Though sugar puttu is easy to make when compared to jaggery puttu,jaggery puttu was softer than sugar puttu.But taste wise both were very good.So make it according to your choice.
- You can also try savory puttu.Just refer my ragi spicy puttu and follow the same directions.
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Try this healthy kambu puttu for breakfast or snacks.It tastes yum !
12 comments :
wow tasty and healthy....
love the different variatons in serving this healthy puttu. i personally prefer with jaggery. delicious.
healthy snack...
Puttu is my fav....and its so healthy
I love this too.. I have this in my draft too
this is so healthy n looks yummy
i loved it looks very tasty
Great innovation chithra
Thank you :)
If I steam in puttu kodam, layering with coconut, do I still need to grind in mixie?
If I steam in puttu kodam, layering with coconut, do I still need to grind in mixie?
Hi Nithya, not necessary. If you feel there are lumps after steaming in puttu kudam, you can grind it.
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