Sri Lankan Pittu recipe

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Ingredients

1 ½ cups rice flour
1 ½ tablespoons rice flour
3 ⅓ cups grated coconut
¾ teaspoon salt
⅓ cup warm water

Nutrition Info

310.9 calories
carbohydrate: 40.4 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 15.5 g
fiber: 5 g
protein: 4 g
saturatedFat: 13.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 300 mg
sugar: 2.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Sift 1 1/2 cups and 1 1/2 tablespoons rice flour into a bowl through a sieve. Add grated coconut and salt, stir to combine. Mix in warm water while stirring mixture with your fingers until it resembles small crumbs.

  2. Transfer flour mixture to a pittu mold. Cook until steam appears from the vents on top of the mold, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Let stand for 5 to 8 minutes before removing the pittu from the mold.

Recipe Yield

1 cake

Recipe Note

A Sri Lankan recipe for a steamed rice flour and coconut cake. Serve with potato curry, kiri hodi (coconut sauce), or any type of gravy.

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