My lil boy who is very fussy about eating fruits/veg and even drinking water had a severe constipation problem few months before and since then we have been very conscious about his diet making sure that he eats atleast one fruit a day and atleast some veggies and drinks atleast a minimum of 3 1/2 cup of fluids a day which is still very less :(
Spinach was a life saver for us when he had that problem, so even during our holidays we always used to go to a restaurant and order something with spinach ! Since then spinach has been a regular in our home,I make it almost everyday or alternate day,and always try to find new ways to include spinach in his diet,like spinach on toast, spinach roti ,spinach pasta,spinach dal,spinach dosa, spinach idly,spinach kozhukatta etc etc list goes on.Spinach puttu is one among the list.I think I havent posted any of the recipes I mentioned above before expect that easy toast !
so here goes the easy recipe of spinach puttu.
Ingredients
Puttu podi/Rice flour - 1 1/2 cup
Spinach - 1 bunch
Dessicated coconut/freshly grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Salt
water - if required
Method
1. In a pan wilt the spinach for 1 minute and blend it to a puree.
2.Measure the puttupodi in a bowl and add salt and spinach puree and mix.Break any lumps formed and make the flour moist ,so that it will hold the shape when it is steamed.
3.In a puttu maker add a little of grated coconut to form a thin layer and then add the moist flour till 1/4 th and add another thin layer of coconut and continue till you reach the top.
4.Steam it for 4-5 minutes.
simply awesome dear,loved the greeny color..how was the taste?any changes?will try this at home,nice clicks too..:-)
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cheera puttu looks delicious. Is after taste is there or nice.
ReplyDeletethis is a seriously good idea. never thought of this. I am soooo gonna try it out. I actually like spinach a lot, but dont seem 2 make enough of it because i run out of idea. Thanks for posting this easy recipe :)
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! Looks so yum and nice variation of puttu.
ReplyDeletehealthy attractive n amazing puttu
ReplyDeletecolourful puttu wonderfully presented
ReplyDeleteAdipoli idea...Lovely color...
ReplyDeleteThat's a neat idea! Good One Vineetha! Will try this out. Thanks for sharing! :)
ReplyDeletegreat way to include spinach in the diet...Nice color
ReplyDeleteadipoli dear.....mouthwatering color!
ReplyDeletesounds very interesting and healthy puttu.. liked the idea..
ReplyDeleteWat a healthy and catchy puttu.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone :)
ReplyDelete@julie and swathi ,
I didnt feel much difference in taste ,i think when u eat it with curry u wont feel much difference + you will get the nutrients in spinach too..my boy who loves puttu had it with pazham and he too didnt utter a word when he goobled it up :)
Adipoli color,healthy and yum puttu
ReplyDeleteI have bookmarked this, such tempting color..
ReplyDeleteHealthy puttu, great way to include spinach in our routine diet. I'm in love with those beautiful clicks Vini, lovely greens..
ReplyDeletecan we make this one as Idli ? or it has to be Puttu only ?
ReplyDelete@Nupur
ReplyDeleteif u dont have puttu maker you can steam this is an idly maker like idlis or if want to make idlis ,I make spinach idlis by adding little spinach puree to the fermented idly batter before steaming it :)