• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
GKFoodDiary - Homemade Indian Baby Food Recipes
  • Home
  • Baby Food
  • Baby Food Charts
    • 6 Month Baby Food Chart
    • 7 Month Baby Food Chart
    • 8 Months Baby Food Chart
    • 9 Months Baby Food Chart
    • 10 Months Baby Food Chart
    • 11 Months Baby Food Chart
    • 12 - 18 Months Baby Food Chart
  • Baby Food Videos
  • Recipe Index
  • Contact
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Recipe Index
  • Baby Food
  • Food Charts
  • Home
  • Contact
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
  • search icon
    Homepage link
    • Recipe Index
    • Baby Food
    • Food Charts
    • Home
    • Contact
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
  • ×
    You are here: Home / Baby food recipes / Steamed Rice Cake for Babies & Kids | Red Rice Puttu Recipe for Kids

    Steamed Rice Cake for Babies & Kids | Red Rice Puttu Recipe for Kids

    last updated: Jan 21, 2020 by Kalyani

    Jump to Recipe Print Recipe
    Steamed Rice cakes or puttu for babies

    Red rice puttu aka red rice steamed cakes is a Kerala traditional healthy breakfast. It can be made with white rice,red rice, ragi, wheat, foxtail millet etc. Here in this post i have given detailed information about the ways of making puttu, best possible side dishes for puttu, when & how to feed puttu to babies.

    Ways of making puttu/Steamed rice cakes:
    There are three ways of making puttu.

    Using puttu kutti vessel:
    Puttu kutti vessel is traditionally used to make puttu. It has two parts. The lower section is pot which holds the water and upper section is the cylindrical tube which holds the puttu mixture. I have used puttu kutti to make this puttu recipe.

    Using idli pot: 
    You can also make puttu using idli pot with steamer plate or Idli pan. Just layer the steamer plate or idli pan with puttu mixture and steam it. But using this method we can't get the traditional shape of puttu but no compromise in taste.

    Using pressure cooker
    If you can't source the conventional puttu kutti, can buy puttu maker for pressure cooker. Puttu maker should be used as an attachment with the pressure cooker's vent or nozzle. U can use it as similar to puttu kutti as mentioned above.

    Sidedish options for Puttu/Steamed Rice Cakes:
    • Puttu & banana (small sweet tasting banana)
    • Puttu, scrapped coconut & sugar
    • Puttu with jaggery (check this millet puttu recipe with jaggery)
    • Puttu with black channa curry (kadala kari) or egg curry
    • Puttu with payaru ( green gram sundal)
    How to give puttu to babies?

    You can introduce puttu to babies after 10 months. As it's steam cooked, it's healthy and easily digestible for babies. U can follow this same method to prepare puttu for your baby, just replace coconut with Nendran banana while steaming. After steaming, just mash the puttu with steamed Nendran banana & feed your baby.

    Let's check how to prepare puttu recipe.
    Steamed Rice cakes or puttu for babies4
    Print Pin

    Steamed Rice Cake for Babies & Kids | Red Rice Puttu Recipe for Kids

    No ratings yet
    Puttu - Steamed rice cake recipe with red rice
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine South Indian
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Total Time 25 minutes
    Calories
    Author Kalyani

    Ingredients

    • Red rice - ¼ cup
    • Salt - a pinch
    • Coconut grated - ¼ cup
    • Water - as required
    • Ghee - 1 tsp

    Instructions

    Preparation

    • Soak red rice for 2 hours. Wash the red rice well in water and dry it under sun for 30 minutes. Then heat a pan and dry roast the red rice for 5 minutes in low flame or until hot to touch. Don't burn it while roasting. Let it cool down and then grind it in a mixer to a liitle coarse powder. Set aside.

    Method

    • Take the ground red rice flour in a wide plate and sprinkle little warm water on it and wet the entire flour. Keep mixing with water until you could able to make a fist when hold together and should crumble and fall when left. This is the correct consistency for puttu.
    • Layer the cylindrical tube first with little grated cocount , then add fistful of red rice flour, then again add grated coconut. Repeat the process until the flour is finished. You can fill it until it reaches the end of cylindrical tube. Now fill the puttu pot with water and attach the cylindrical tube with lid. Steam cook for 8-10 minutes. U will get a nice aroma when its done, switch off the flame.
    • Remove the cylindrical tube from the pot , open it and gently push it with a laddle. Puttu is ready.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 2g
    Tried this recipe?Mention @gkfooddiary or tag #gkfooddiary!

    Steamed Rice cakes or puttu for babies2
    Preparation :
    1. Soak red rice for 2 hours. Wash the red rice well in water and dry it under sun for 30 minutes. Then heat a pan and dry roast the red rice for 5 minutes in low flame or until hot to touch. Don't burn it while roasting. Let it cool down and then grind it in a mixer to a little coarse powder. Set aside.

    Procedure :

    1. Take the ground red rice flour in a wide plate and sprinkle little warm water on it and wet the entire flour. Keep mixing with water until you could able to make a fist when hold together and should crumble and fall when left. This is the correct consistency for puttu.
    Steamed Rice cakes or puttu for babies - step 1
    2. Layer the cylindrical tube first with little grated coconut , then add fistful of red rice flour, then again add grated coconut. Repeat the process until the flour is finished. You can fill it until it reaches the end of cylindrical tube. Now fill the puttu pot with water and attach the cylindrical tube with lid. Steam cook for 8-10 minutes. U will get a nice aroma when its done, switch off the flame.
    Steamed Rice cakes or puttu for babies - step 2
    3. Remove the cylindrical tube from the pot , open it and gently push it with a laddle. Puttu is ready.
    Steamed Rice cakes or puttu for babies - step 3

    Serve the puttu warm along with ghee .Tastes delicious!
    Steamed Rice cakes or puttu for babies1

    Notes :

    • You can use opt any of the above mentioned method to prepare puttu as per your choice and convenience.
    • You can also use store bought puttu podi( red rice puttu flour) for making this puttu.
    • Generally rice doesn't cause any allergies, but check for symptoms and stop feeding your baby if you find any.
    • Always check with your pediatrician before introducing any new food.

    You may also like:

    Moong Dal Puttu Recipe for Toddlers and Kids
    Dry Fruits Ladoo Recipe for Babies, Toddlers and Kids | Energy Balls Recipe
    Beetroot Puree for Baby
    When to introduce juice for babies | Pomegranate juice Recipe for Babies

    More recipes you may enjoy

    • Top 20 Healthy Weight Gain Foods for Babies
      Top 20 Healthy Weight Gain Foods for Babies
    • 2-3-Year-old kid Food Chart | Toddlers Meal plan
    • Students Lunches: Help Your Children Make Healthy Choices
      Students Lunches: Help Your Children Make Healthy Choices
    • Indian Foods to Increase Breast Milk Supply
    logo
    Food Advertisements by

    Reader Interactions

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Primary Sidebar

    logo
    Food Advertisements by

    Connect With Us

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

    Top Categories

    Can I give my Baby

    Stage 1 Baby Food Recipes(6-8 Months)

    Stage 2 Baby Food Recipes (8-10 Months)

    Stage 3 Baby Food Recipes (10-12 Months)

    logo
    Food Advertisements by

    Footer

    Hey!

    Thanks for visiting my space and taking time to read about me. I am Kalyani and I live in chennai. I was working in IT industry as a software engineer for 7 years. I had to quit my job after my little one arrived and during this time I found my passion! Yes it's cooking and clicking and so this blog! Read More…

    • Home
    • Advertising & Reviews
    • Product Reviews
    • Privacy policy
    • About

    © 2023 GK Food Diary · Hosted & Managed by Host My Blog