Holiday Ayo - Putu Mayang cake is a traditional snack made from rice flour shaped like noodle rolls and served with coconut sugar sauce. Putu Mayang cake is made from raw materials in the form of starch, rice flour, coconut milk, brown sugar, and other complementary ingredients such as sugar, salt and pandan leaves.

The people of Jakarta must be very familiar with putu mayang snacks. This snack, which has pink, green and white colors, has a shape resembling a noodle, but it is not elongated, but condensed round.

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This cake is also a traditional Betawi food, Indonesia made from rice flour or starch with a mixture of coconut milk. In serving, this snack is usually added with liquid palm sugar or kinca (brown sugar sauce) to produce a sweet taste.

Not only has a sweet taste, this snack has a very chewy texture. Because of its elasticity, this food can be eaten by all ages, from small children to adults.

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The process of making Putu Mayang Cake is by mixing rice flour with hot water until it clumps and then adding starch until it is completely evenly distributed.

Next the dough is divided into two or three parts to be given food coloring according to taste. Then Putu Mayang Cake dough is molded into a special mold. The finished dough is put into a steamer pot that has previously been boiling for about 20 minutes.

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In order for the menu to be more fragrant and taste more natural, Betawi people often mix steamed cakes with pandan leaves. Although, it is rarely found in the market, Putu Mayang Cake can still be enjoyed at various national culinary culture festivals or Betawi cultural and culinary performances.

The distinctive taste with savory and sweet sensations combined makes many people addicted to this one dish. If you want to try this culinary, you can buy it with prices starting from IDR 10,000 only.