A friend of mine are kind enough to pass me couple of jars of multi grains or saatu maavu flour. It's homemade by him and a traditional recepi of saatu maavu, by carefully choosen grains and legumes. Perfectly roasted and grind into fine powder to provide the wholesome goodness of mixture.
Saatu maavu are great as booster for kids and adults. It's easy to digest, filling and packed with tons of health benefits. It's so versatile, you may add them to make sweet or savoury porridge, thosai,idli,poori,chapati and the list goes on. One of such is my multi grain puttu with added ragi flour. Ragi is another wonderful millet for health. With the combination of saatu maavu and ragi, indeed this multi grain puttu will make a healthier breakfast or dinner.
Ingredients
1 cup multi grains flour
1 cup ragi flour
Water as needed
Salt to season
1/2 cup freshly shredded coconut
Jaggery powder, for serving
Methods
Roast the multi grain flour over a medium-low heat for 3-4 minutes. Becareful not to burn the flour. Transfer to a bowl.
Roast the ragi flour for 3-4 minutes and transfer to the same bowl with multi grain flour. Add salt and mix well.
Gradually, sprinkle water little by little. The right consistency of the flour is it's shall hold the shape when you press and shall easily crumble when drop to the bowl.
Add the shredded coconut mix with fork to combine. The flour shall be crumbly.
Using a putu maker or simply place the prepared flour mixture into a tray and steam for 7-10 minutes.
Remove from steamer and serve hot with jaggery powder and a cup of coffee.
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