Health Mix/Saatu Maavu Ragi Puttu

I made ragi puttu before and it's a hit among my family members even the girls adore ragi puttu. Few weeks ago, a friend if mine, gifter me with two jars of homemade saatu maavu or health mix. Eversince, i made saatu maavu sweet porridge for the girls as breakfast and wad looking forward to come out with new menu. That's when i decided to add them into making puttu. To enhance the flavor i added ragi flour as well. Health mix is a perfect way to boost your family with wholesome goodness of assorted nuts and lentils. For variation, you may turn them into iddiappam,thosai or idli which will be loved by kids and adults.

Ingredients

1/2 cup raagi flour

1/2 cup saatu maavu/health mix flour
1/4 cup freshly grated coconut
1/2 cup jaggery powder
1/2 cup water
1 tsp ghee/clarified butter,melted
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cardamom powder

Methods

Boil the 1/2 cup water and add the salt. Stir well and keep aside

Over a medium-low heat, dry roast the raagi flour for 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.

In the same pan, dry roast saatu maavu for 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.

In a large bowl dry roasted saatu maavu, ragi flour and cardamom powder.

Gradually, add the boiled salted water and mix well. To get the right consistency, take some of the wet flour and press with your palm. It should be like a ball and when put it back into the bowl, it shall fall loosely.

Heat water in a idli pan or steamer. Grease the idli pan with little oil and spread the wet puttu flour and steam for 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the melted ghee, grated coconut and jaggery powder while it still hot.

Serve hot or warm with sliced bananas.