It's 'putu mayang', not 'putu mayam'

  • Letters

  • Friday, 31 Oct 2003

PUTU MAYAM or idiyappam in Tamil, a popular Indian delicacy, is made from rice flour. 

Putu mayam is a Malay word but the actual meaning of mayam is the weight of gold.  

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