Puttu is a steamed rice cake prepared in the Kerala and Tamil Nadu regions of India, and in Sri Lanka. The cake is made of steamed cylinders of ground rice layered with coconut shavings, sometimes with additional sweet or savory layers.

Categories: Foods containing coconut Grain Rice dish Steam
Characteristic of: Indian cuisine Keralan cuisine Mauritian cuisine Sri Lankan cuisine Tamil Nadu cuisine Tamil cuisine
Contains: Coconut
Contains, including ancestors: Coconut Rice
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Wikidata ID: Q3520287
Wikipedia title: Puttu
References:
Wikipedia article: Puttu
The Kerala Kitchen: Recipes and recollections from the Syrian Christians of South India; George, Lathika, 2009
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