Putu piring is a round steamed rice flour kueh of Singapore, made from finely ground rice or glutinous rice flour and filled with either ground peanuts and brown palm sugar or shredded coconut and sugar, steamed quickly in a distinctive flower shaped mold and served on pandan leaf. It is closely associated with Singapore Malay community, and its popularity grew through the 1980s once purpose built steam carts and steel molds allowed it to be sold as a street snack and later stocked in major supermarkets. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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It also leans towards more of a Singaporean Chinese dessert, having been created by Tan Eng Huat, who first sold it in Singapore during the 1930s at Bukit Pasoh Road.
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Putu piring (Jawi: ڤوتو ڤيريڠ) is a round steamed rice flour kueh (dessert) or sweet snack filled with palm sugar popular in Singapore.
- Uses Ingredient: Peanut, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
- Uses Ingredient: Sugar, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
- Uses Ingredient: Coconut, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
In Cuisine: Singaporean Cuisine, Infobox: country
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P495 (country of origin): SingaporeQuote, P495 (country of origin): Singapore
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