Puttu is a common breakfast item in Kerala homes. It is made of rice flour and made using a puttu maker and is cylindrical in shape. Ingredients Raw rice - 2 cups Coconut shredded - 1 cup Salt to taste Water Method Soak the rice for two hours and strain it. Spread the rice in a cloth or a plate and allow them to dry. Grind the dried raw rice to a fine powder in the mixer. Mix salt in water and add the water little by little to the rice flour and mix it. Put the flour to the puttu maker adding shredded coconut in between. Boil water in the pot under the cylinder and place the puttu maker and cook over steam.