Putu mayam

Ingredients:

15 screwpine leaves/daun pandan

500ml water

300g rice flour

1 tsp salt

A dash of green colouring

500g fine brown sugar/chopped palm sugar

100g grated coconut (white part only)

Putu mayam maker

How to cook:

1. Blend screwpine leaves with until fine. Remove and strain muslin cloth to extract juice.
2. Heat rice flour over low heat in a wok without oil. Take care not to brown it.
3. Shift rice rice flour and salt into a mixing bowl. Mix well and make a well in the centre.
4. Gradually stir in screwpine juice. Mix to a smooth batter.
5. Add green colouring and mix well.
6. Pour mixture into a saucepan. Cook over high heat, stirring constantly.
7. When mixture begins to stiffen, stir quickly until dough leaves sides of pan.
8. Cool dough slightly before use.
9. Prepare steamer for steaming putu mayam.
10. When water is boiling, put some dough into putu maker. Press out onto an upturned rattan colander lined with white muslin.
11. Move in circular movements to get a round lacy piece. Do not overlap the pieces.
12. Steam over high heat for 8-10 minutes or until cooked.
13. Repeat until all the dough is used up.

To serve:

Serve putu mayam with sugar and grated coconut.