Putu Mayam

Ingredients:

• 300 gm Rice flour
• 15 Screwpine leaves
• 500 gm Fine brown sugar or chopped palm sugar
• 100 gm Grated coconut, white part only
• A dash of green colouring
• 500 ml Water
• 1 tsp Salt

How to make Putu Mayam:

• Blend screwpine leaves till fine.
• Remove it and extract juice from it.
• Take a wok and heat rice flour on low flame without using oil, be careful not to brown it.
• Transfer rice flour into a mixing bowl, add salt, mix well and make a well in the centre.
• Gradually stir in screwpine juice and make a smooth batter.
• Combine green colouring with it and mix well.
• Pour mixture into a saucepan and cook it on high heat, stirring continuously.
• When mixture begins to thicken, stir quickly till dough leaves sides of the pan.
• Let it cool slightly.
• Now prepare the steamer for steaming putu mayam.
• When the water is boiling, place some dough into putu maker and press out onto an upturned rattan colander lined with white muslin.
• Move it in circular movements to get a round lacy piece and do not overlap the pieces.
• Steam over high flame for about 8 to 10 minutes or till cooked.
• Repeat till all the dough is used up.
• Serve putu mayam with grated coconut and sugar.