Family sticks to 40-year-old traditional ketupat recipe

Brisk business: Siblings (from right) Syakirah, Muhamad Nabil and Nabilah preparing part of the 10,000 ketupat daun palas at thier home in in Tasik Gelugor, Penang.

KEPALA BATAS: Sticking faithfully to the traditional recipe of making ketupat daun palas for the past 40 years has paid off for the family of Syakirah Muhamad Sobberi.

There is a big demand for the ketupat (glutinous rice wrapped in a triangular shape using fan palm leaves), both locally and abroad.