Red Rice Funnel Cake (Puttu)

Take the required Rice powder from the packet and add some salt

These are two of my favourite brands-of course there are people who still love to pound their own rice flour...as you can see I come under the "lazy" category

Please remember the red rice version is healtier than the white rice flour version...and that's my version! the choice is urs!

He is the hero who adds meaning to this dish-the coconut

Once the salt is added to the rice flour, take some water and lightly toss and turn through this flour to get it to this consistency

Do not add the entire water at one go, just feel thru the flour as if you are feeling through your hair but with water. Do not knead or make it a dough!!!

The coconut is being grated on my table mounted coconut scraper.

That's my scraper...Oops!it does need a thorough cleaning!!!

My late mother's tip-waste not want not! so once you are done grating the coconut, take a spoon and scrape through whatever is remaining and then discard the shell :)

This is my Funnel which will steam my Puttu, the bottom has water in it and as the water boils the steam that rises helps to seep through the rice flour placed in the funnel on top. There is a small circular disc  placed in the funnel that prevents the rice flour from falling into the bottom part

This is how I layer the rice flour-some grated coconut, some rice flour, some grated coconut, some rice flour -see the picture on the cover of the rice flour packet to comprehend further :)

On the stove...

Steaming away-can you see the steam?

Be rest assured! this is healthy as it is steamed!

That's what you want to see...the food that makes you smile!

Did you notice that the Puttu is also smiling back at us! ENJOY!