Putu Bambu

Putu Bambu or Putu Buluh is a

Malaysian street

food that my wife introduced to me when we were in Cameron Highlands. It’s made from rice flour, fresh grated coconut and coconut palm sugar which are all stuffed into the bamboo tube. Then the prepared bamboo tubes were then steamed on a container of hot boiling water that had little holes to allow steam to come out. Once they are well-cooked, the fillings will sink into the bamboo tube. Each of them is then pushed out from the bamboo tube and wrap with banana leaves. It has a soft, cottony texture and is sweet due to the gula melaka in the middle.






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Kuih Cara Berlauk

Kuih cara berlauk is made up of flour, egg, coconut milk and turmeric. The mixture is mixed thoroughly before being cooked in a special mould until it hardens. They normally use the same mould as the one for baking bahulu. Before it hardens, a filling made up either spiced beef or chicken is added. This kuih is very popular during the month of Ramadhan. The sweeter version is called Kuih Cara Manis. The method and ingredients are the same but instead of the meat filling they add sugar. The modern version is the kayaballs found in most majorshopping malls in Malaysia.

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