This sticky snack is called "palitaw" from the word "litaw" which means float. Its called palitaw because the round flat sticky pieces float when they are being cooked.
Ingredients:
- Palitaw
- 1 cup glutinous rice flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- Coco-Mango Glaze
- 1/4 cup mango sliced into cubes
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2-3 Tbsp water
Steps:
Palitaw
- Combine flour and sugar.
- Pour a small amount of water (not the entire 1/4 cup). Mix very well until it forms a dough. If it's too dry, add water. If too soft and wet, add more flour.
- Take a small portion and flatten in your palm.
- Drop flattened dough into boiling water.
- Wait until the pieces goes up and floats.
- When dough starts floating let it simmer for 2-3 minutes then remove from the water.
Glaze
- Mix mango, sugar and water over low heat. Stir mixture until mango is a bit mushy.
- Pour coconut milk.
- Add brown sugar and stir.
- Simmer mixture and stir occasionally until it is reduced.
- Continue cooking the glaze until it's very thick.
- Now, pour the glaze over palitaw. Sprinkle with grated coconut or sesame seeds and serve.
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R Barbara
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Sounds yummy!
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