
Snacks & baking
Puteri ayu
A small Malay cone-shaped cake made of rice flour and grated coconut, flavored with pandan and filled with palm sugar paste. It is eaten as a bite-sized treat at teatime or during celebrations.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Garniture
Instructions
- Mix the rice flour, glutinous rice flour and salt, then add the coconut milk and pandan extract to make a soft dough.
- For the filling, melt the palm sugar in the water over low heat for 5 minutes, then mix it with the grated coconut.
- Shape small balls of dough and flatten them in your palm to form little cups.
- Place a spoonful of filling in the center of each cup, then close the dough into a cone shape.
- Arrange the puteri ayu in a steamer and steam for 15 minutes over high heat until the dough looks translucent.
- Let cool a few minutes before serving. They keep for a few hours at room temperature.
Variations and tips
Colorful version. Add a few drops of green food coloring to the dough to recall the traditional color of pandan.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

Malaysia
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Malaysia
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