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Gothambu Puttu | Wheat Puttu (Steamed Wheat Cake)

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Updated on April 7, 2019 By Shalini 23 Comments - This post contains affiliate links which means if you use them to make a purchase, I'll earn enough money to maybe buy me a lil' something - an ingredient, probably.

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One of the popular and healthiest breakfast foods, Gothambu Puttu is made with wheat flour and grated coconut. That’s all it takes!

Gothambu Puttu Wheat Puttu Kerala breakfast recipe

Of all the varieties of Puttu available in Kerala, my favorite is this humble Gothambu Puttu aka Wheat Puttu. 

Usually served with curried black chickpeas, Puttu is also relished with ripe banana, beef or fish curry. Puttu and Appam are two Kerala dishes that are quite popular throughout the country. Staying in the Northern parts of India, I often get asked if I know to make these, especially our Olive Greens who love to relish traditional Kerala food any day.

Puttu Kutti

It is generally cooked in a puttu kutti vessel which has two sections. The lower part holds water used for steaming and the upper section (a cylindrical tube) holds the puttu — where the rice/wheat mixture is inserted in layers along with grated coconut. Perforated lids separate the sections to allow the steam to pass between them. This is then loaded atop the lower part which contains water. The puttu is done when the steam reaches and comes out of the top.

You can also load the cylindrical part atop a pressure cooker having water (where the whistle usually is) for the steam to enter the puttu mixture.

Once done, you remove the cylinder, push the perforated lid from behind to place on a plate. Gothambu Puttu is best consumed immediately.

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So, here’s the recipe for a healthy breakfast option for those (like my husband) who prefers his Mallu breakfast over Oats or Corn flakes any day!

Gothambu Puttu Recipe:

Gothambu Puttu

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Shalini
April 8, 2019
by Shalini
Cuisine Kerala
Category Breakfast Kerala

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Wheat Flour
  • 1/2 cup Grated Coconut
  • Salt, to taste
  • Water
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Gothambu puttu pazham ghee and pappad
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Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Total Time
20 minutes

Instructions

  1. Dry roast wheat flour for a couple of minutes, stirring continuously. Remove and keep aside.
  2. Dilute water with a little salt. Say half a teaspoon salt to one cup of water.
  3. Add this water, little by little to the wheat flour to get a breadcrumbs consistency. You are only moistening the flour and not making a dough out of it. If any lumps is formed, pulse it in a food processor to remove any lumps.
  4. Fill the pressure cooker or the puttu mould with 2/3rd of water.
  5. In the cylindrical part, place the perforated lid at the bottom and fill a handful of grated coconut. Loosely fill the wheat mixture until half-full. Repeat the process.
  6. Cover and cook for 5-7 minutes after the steam comes out from the top.
  7. Remove and serve immediately with banana, chickpea curry, pappad, ghee and /or sugar.

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  1. Samira Gupta says

    April 10, 2019 at 11:02 pm

    Very healthy and interesting recipe. Can we make it without this special vessel, as would really like to try it.

    Reply
  2. Reema D'souza says

    April 10, 2019 at 8:25 am

    Surprisingly I’d never heard of wheat puttu. Puttu was always a rice dish according to me. Sounds like delicious dish though. I hope that someday I can try this out.

    Reply
  3. Lata Sunil says

    April 9, 2019 at 12:39 pm

    I always fail at making Gothambu puttu though I do the rice, ragi, varieties. I see now I missed the whole procedure of lightly heating the gothambu.

    Reply
  4. vidhya thakkar says

    April 8, 2019 at 8:51 pm

    woow this is an interesting dish! will be trying soon

    Reply
  5. Roshan Radhakrishnan says

    April 8, 2019 at 5:51 pm

    Of the two common varieties, this is actually my favourite variety 🙂
    Simply love its taste

    Reply
    • Shalini says

      April 8, 2019 at 7:47 pm

      I know right! Same pinch 🙂

      Reply
  6. Ujjwal mishra says

    April 8, 2019 at 3:15 pm

    Ibhave onlybheard never got a chance to eat or make it. Is this puttu maker available online?

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    • Shalini says

      April 8, 2019 at 7:53 pm

      Of course, it is! Try Amazon. I have added an affiliate link in here.

      Reply
  7. Rachna Parmar says

    April 8, 2019 at 2:31 pm

    I have had the rice puttu in Kerala. It was delicious but I haven’t had this one.

    Reply
  8. Manas Mukul says

    April 8, 2019 at 1:37 pm

    Lovely recipe and nice pics. The hard work put in is pretty evident.
    #ContemplationOfaJoker #Jokerophilia

    Reply
  9. abhijit ray says

    April 8, 2019 at 11:43 am

    Nice healthy recipe. May be someday I shall get this made at home. Eat Puttu with beef / fish or eat fish / beef with Puttu? I shall skip chickpea and banana.

    Reply
  10. Mayuri Nidigallu says

    April 8, 2019 at 9:00 am

    This is awesome! My MIL makes Red Rice Puttu, and I love it! Using Wheat Flour would just give an healthier twist to it. The Photo made me wish I could pluck the Puttu off the screen!

    Reply
  11. Saba says

    April 8, 2019 at 6:17 am

    Wow this looks unique recipe. I want to try it but don’t have that cylindrical thing

    Reply
  12. Vinay Leo R. says

    April 10, 2015 at 11:41 pm

    I prefer the one made with ari, dad likes the one with ragi 😀 So gothambu and puttu wouldn’t be popular at my house 🙂

    Reply
  13. shanayatales says

    April 8, 2015 at 9:22 pm

    That sounds and looks delicious, Shalini. I was wondering about the fact that it looks like it has a crunchy outer cover. But that is not possible if it is steamed. Does it only appear that way?
    *Shantala @ ShanayaTales*

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    • shalzzzzz says

      April 8, 2015 at 9:33 pm

      No, it’s not crunchy. May be it appears that way in the pic. Thanks for stopping by, Shantala. 🙂

      Reply
  14. parulthakur24 says

    April 8, 2015 at 7:30 pm

    I would love to eat that one day with fish curry! 😀

    Reply
  15. Rajlakshmi says

    April 8, 2015 at 4:43 pm

    I have had puttu with curry when I visited Kerala. It was delicious 🙂 Best breakfast in Kerala 🙂

    Reply
  16. Sulekha (@sulekkha) says

    April 8, 2015 at 3:09 pm

    It is a healthy and tasty dish. I like it with sugar and banana.

    Reply
  17. nishasanjeev says

    April 8, 2015 at 10:26 am

    It’s always with bananas for me…and the small Kerala bananas. Yyuumm!

    Reply
  18. srividhya says

    April 8, 2015 at 3:54 am

    Wow.. super. Best breakfast. I have couple of puttu recipes in draft yaar.

    Reply
  19. Eli says

    April 8, 2015 at 3:52 am

    YES! It looks VERY good! Regards from Drooling me:-)

    Reply
  20. Sheethalsusan says

    April 8, 2015 at 12:46 am

    I prefer rice puttu over wheat… and my bro prefers this one. So you could guess the chaos my Mom has to go through when it’s puttu for BF! 😛

    Reply

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