BREAKFAST MENU - FRIED PUTU MAYYUM

'Putu Mayyum' is a Malay word for string hoppers. It is popular in southern India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore.

Store bought puttu mayyum serve with grated coconut and brown sugar

The process for making putu mayyum consists of mixing rice flour or idiyappam flour with water and/or coconut milk, and pressing the dough through a sieve to make vermicelli-like noodles. These are steamed, usually with the addition of juice from the aromatic pandan leaf (screwpine) as flavouring. The noodles are served with grated coconut and jaggery, or, preferably, gur (date palm sugar). In some areas, gula melaka (coconut palm sugar) is the favourite sweetener.

In Malaysia and Singapore, putu mayyum and its relatives are commonly sold as street food from market stalls or carts, as well as being made at home, and are usually served cold. This dish may be eaten for breakfast with a vegetable stew or aviyal, or a fish curry, etc.

Making Putu Mayyum is a bit taxing as such it is worth to get the store bought “Putu Mayyum”. My family love putu mayyum both ways, the sweet and savoury and one of my children’s favourite is fried putu mayyum and I am going to share with you this awesome recipe which not many really know. It’s great for breakfast and it has almost similar taste to biryani. If you wish to try here’s my family recipe on fried putu mayyum.

Context on Putu Mayyum excerpted from Wikipedia

FRIED PUTU MAYYUM

INGREDIENTS

1 bowl of shredded putu mayyum / 1 mangkuk putu mayyum yang diracik-racikan

2 egss / 2 biji telur

1 tbsp condensed milk / 1 sdb susu pekat

3 tbsp ghee / 3 sdb minyak sapi 

1 cinnamon stick / 1 kulit kayu manis

1 anise star / 1 bunga lawang

3 cardamon pot / 3 buah pelaga

2 strig curry leaves / 2 tangkai daun kari

Whisk eggs and condensed milk set aside / Pukul telur dengan susu pekat letak sebelah.

Heat up ghee and add all spices and curry leaves till fragrant / Panaskan minyak sapid an masukkan rempah kering dan daun kari sehingga naik baunya.

Add the putu mayyum and toss well / Masukkan putu mayyum dan gaul rata.

Add in beaten eggs and salts, stir and mix well like frying noodles / Masukkan telur yang dipukul beserta garam secukup rasa. Kacau hingga rata seperti menggoreng bihun.

Once eggs dried and putu well combine off the heat and ready to serve / Bila telur agak kering dan putu mayyum betul-btul sebati padamkan api dan sedia dihidang

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Putu Mayyum Goreng…ini bukan sesuatu yang pelik…malah ini merupakan menu kesukaan anak-anak saya. Kalau beli putu mayyum pasti akan beli extra supaya esok paginya dapat digoreng buat sarapan pagi. Menarikny selepas digoreng rupanya macam bihun goring dan rasanya macam biryani. Mana taknya digoreng menggunakan minyak sapid an ditumis pakai daun kari dan tiga sekawan. Memang sedap resipi yang saya belajar dari belah keluarga mertua saya dan tidak disangka anak-anak suka sekali menu ini.

Next Post – Sweet Gourd in Coconut Milk / Petola Masak Lemak putih

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