Putu piring is a delicious treat consisting of mixture of rice flour, palm sugar (gula melaka) mixed with salt and pandan leaves are added for taste.
For the above, the items are placed in a bamboo holder and steamed. Below is the finished item that is served with coconut flakes mixed with sugar. Eaten hot, it makes a real delicious treat:
At a stall, it is sold at 5 for RM2- whereby cocunut flakes (kelapa parut) are provided.
Came across this blog that provided the recipe for putu bambu/ piring: http://duckiekitchen.blogspot.com/2006/08/putu-piringputu-bambu_12.html