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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.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Garniture

Instructions

  1. Mix the rice flour, glutinous rice flour and salt, then add the coconut milk and pandan extract to make a soft dough.
  2. For the filling, melt the palm sugar in the water over low heat for 5 minutes, then mix it with the grated coconut.
  3. Shape small balls of dough and flatten them in your palm to form little cups.
  4. Place a spoonful of filling in the center of each cup, then close the dough into a cone shape.
  5. Arrange the puteri ayu in a steamer and steam for 15 minutes over high heat until the dough looks translucent.
  6. 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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