Vege Rava Puttu

Delicious Healthy Puttu in just under 15 mins!
I have just added some variations to suit my family.
This is such a versatile recipe so feel free to play with your imagination!
Here is one such variation: Oats Savoury Puttu

All you need is a little imagination and a Puttu Kudam similar to this one below:

Ingredients (Quantity is for 1 serving as shown in pic)

1/2 cup of Rava (regular or samba)
1/4 cup of Grated Carrot & Grated Beetroot
Handful of Sprouted Moong Dhal
Any more vegetable of your choice  (let it be finely chopped/grated)
1/4 cup of finely chopped Onion
1/4 cup of fresh grated Coconut
A little less than 1/4 cup of water
3 finely chopped Green chillies
2 finely chopped curry leaves
Salt per taste (about 1/4 tsp )
Optional: 1/4 tsp of Flaxseeds

Procedure

• Dry roast the rava on medium flame till you get nice aroma. Do not let the rava change color. 
• Transfer the rava to a mixing bowl. Let it cool down while you prep the rest of the ingredients.
• Chop/Grate the ones that need to be chopped/grated. :)
• Once the rava cools down a little, add little salt. Mix it up. Then sprinkle few drops of water on it and break down the lumps that form immediately. Repeat the process till you find the rava is damp all over. If you make a fist with the rava it should form a shape and when you let it go, it should crumble. That is the right consistency. Basically it should neither be soggy nor dry. I generally use a little less than 1/4 cup of water for 1/2 cup of rava.
• Add a handful of the grated coconut to the rava mix and stir once
• Now add the onions, green chillies, curry leaves and give them a good gentle mix
• Now add the grated carrot and the moong sprouts (and other veges if any, EXCEPT beets). Mix gently as before.
• OPTIONAL: Now is the time to (sneak) toss your Flaxseeds in, if you have fuzzy eaters at home. ;-)
• Lastly add the beetroot gratings and mix very gently. The reason why you add beets at the last is to avoid over stirring of the contents else you may end up with a RED mass (yet tasty).
• Taste the mix and adjust the salt/spice 
• Now load the puttu vessel with 1/3rd of the grated coconut. Shake the vessel so the contents level up
• Next fill half of the rava mix, and shake the vessel to evenly level up
• Layer it up with half of the remaining coconut gratings, shake it up as before
• Add the rest of the rava mix, shake it up as before
• Layer it up with the rest of the coconut gratings, shake it up as before
• Close the vessel
• Now put the vessel on the base of the puttu maker steam hole (or on the pressure cooker steam hole)
• In less than 3 mins, your puttu will be ready. Remove the vessel once you see steam coming through the top of the puttu vessel.
• With the puttu stick, push the puttu gently and there comes the delicious and healthy snack!