Kue putu or putu bambu is an Indonesian kue. It is made of rice flour called suji and coloured green with pandan leaves, filled with palm sugar, steamed in bamboo tubes, and served with desiccated coconut. This traditional bite-sized snack is commonly found in maritime Southeast Asia, particularly in Java, Indonesia, where it is called putu bumbung.
Kue putu is usually sold by street vendors and can be found in traditional markets, along with other kues.
Kue putu can also be found in the Netherlands due to its colonial ties with Indonesia.
Kue Putu, filled with palm sugar and served with desiccated coconut.
Bamboo tube being filled with rice flour
Filled bamboo tube
Kue putu being steamed
Kue is an Indonesian bite-sized snack or dessert food. Kue is a fairly broad term in Indonesian to describe a wide variety of snacks including cakes, cookies, fritters, pies, scones, and patisserie. Kue are made from a variety of ingredients in various forms; some are steamed, fried or baked. They are popular snacks in Indonesia, which has the largest variety of kue. Because of the countries' historical colonial ties, KoeƩ (kue) is also popular in the Netherlands.
Jajan pasar (market snacks) in Java, consisting of assorted kue
Balinese wajik, sweet glutinous rice snack, mentioned in a manuscript from Majapahit era
Indonesian fried snacks, from left to right: kue onde-onde, pastel, martabak mini, risoles. From those kue shown only onde-onde are sweet, the rest are savoury.
Making kue rangi coconut waffle