Puttu with Fish Curry
Steamed rice-and-coconut puttu with coastal fish curry.
Puttu with Fish Curry is steamed rice-and-coconut puttu with coastal fish curry. This puttu with fish curry recipe takes about 40 min from start to finish and serves 4. Every step below has been cooked and checked in a home kitchen, with quantities you can follow.
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How to make Puttu with Fish Curry
- 1
Wet the flour
Sprinkle salted water over rice flour and rub until it looks like wet sand. Rest 15 minutes.
- 2
Steam the puttu
Layer coconut and flour in a puttu maker and steam 6–8 minutes.
- 3
Make the masala
Grind coconut, roasted chillies, coriander and tamarind to a smooth paste.
- 4
Cook the curry
Fry onion and curry leaves in coconut oil, add masala and water, simmer, then add fish and cook 6–8 minutes.
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Pro tips
- The flour should hold together when pressed but crumble easily.
- Don't stir the curry once the fish is in; swirl the pan instead.
Did you know?
Puttu is a Kerala staple that's also common in the Kodagu and coastal Karnataka kitchens near the border.
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