PUTU PIRING

PUTU PIRING 

Putu Piring, a traditional Malay dessert which consists of sweet steamed rice cake filled with palm sugar and grated coconut. You will love and enjoy this delicious sweet snack just at anytime!

Putu Piring

Ingredients:

*1 kg rice flour - *dry fry rice flour with pandan leaves on low heat for 5 mins until light *or steam the rice flour

3 pandan leaves 

(Cut into 2” pieces)

Banana leaves

(Cut into 3” x 3” squares)

6 Metal moulds (Saucers)

Muslin cloth / White cloth

Plastic moulds 

Method  :

*Dry fry rice flour with pandan leaves on low heat for 5 mins until light OR

*Steam rice flour with pandan leaves for 15 - 20 mins

Pandan water:

Boil water for 3 mins

2 cups water

2 pandan leaves

1/2 tsp salt (adjust to taste)

8 palm sugar (grated)

Banana leaves

(cut into 3 x 3 inches)

Pandan leaves

(Cut into 2 inches)

Steam grated coconut with pandan leaves for 5 mins

Combine steamed grated coconut with 1/2 tsp salt (adjust to taste)