Mixed Dal Puttu

Ingredients

• • Red gram dal - 1 cup
• • Bengal gram dal - 1 cup
• • Green gram dal - 1 cup
• • Coconut (grated) - 2 tablespoons
• • Lemons - 2
• • Green chillies - 6
• • Salt - 2 teaspoons
• • Oil - 1 tablespoon

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Ingredients For Seasoning

• • Cashew nuts - 1 tablespoon
• • Bengal gram dal - ½ tablespoon
• • Curry leaves - a few

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Method

• 1. Soak dal varieties together in water for 1 ½ to 2 hours.
• 2. Grind coarsely. (like fine rawa consistency)
• 3. Steam like Idlis.
• 4. Allow it to cool thoroughly.
• 5. Sprinkle little hot water and crumble well.
• 6. Heat oil, add seasonings along with minced chillies and crumbled Idlis.
• 7. Fry well in medium flame.
• 8. Before removing from fire squeeze lemon and mix with grated coconut.

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Variation - Sweet

• • Keep Idlis without adding salt.
• • After crumbling well, measure it.
• • Take half measure of sugar.
• • Pour little water in sugar and boil till one string consistency.
• • Put the crumbled Idlis, mix well and remove from fire.
• • Add grated fresh coconut, fried cashew nuts, cardamom powder along with little ghee.