Palitaw is a small, flat, sweet rice cake eaten in the Philippines as a snack or dessert. They are made of malagkit (sticky rice) washed, soaked, and then ground. Scoops of the batter are dropped into boiling water where they float to the surface as flat discs - an indication that they are done. When served, it will dipped in grated coconut, and presented with a separate dip made up of sugar and toasted sesame seeds.
2 cups glutinous rice flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup sesame seeds, roasted
1 cup grated coconut
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup sesame seeds, roasted
1 cup grated coconut
1. Combine glutinous rice flour with water and mix until a dough is formed.
2. Scoop about 2 tablespoons of dough then mold it into a ball-shaped figure.
3. Flatten the ball-shaped dough using the palm of your hands.
4. Boil water in a cooking pot then put-in the flattened dough.
5. When the flattened dough starts to float, remove them from the pot and set it aside allowing water to drip.
6. Combine sugar and roasted sesame seeds then mix well.
7. Dunk the rice cake in grated coconut then in the sugar-sesame seed mixture.
8. Arrange in a serving plate then serve.
Courtesy of Panlasang Pinoy
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