Skip to main content

PALITAW



PALITAW
Christine Alinea

Philippines is known in having different 'kakanin specialties'. Palitaw is an example of this kakanin dishes. It is  a soft steamed rice dough cake that sweet in taste. It is also one of the popular Filipino recipe that is cooked for special occasions.

Palitaw is a term used to call a sweet flat rice cake that is eaten in the Philippines as a snack or dessert. Originally, grounded or pounded sticky rice is used to make this rice cake (called kakanin in the local language) – however, the practice of using packaged rice flour became common because it is more efficient. This is made by simply mixing rice flour and water until a dough is formed. The dough is divided into small pieces then manually molded into a ball-shape figure and flattened. The flattened dough are cooked in boiling water until they float – this is the reason why it was called as such. The name was derived from the Filipino word “litaw”, which means “to float or to surface”. Palitaw can be considered to be almost same as the 'Japanese mochi cakes' which are sweetened steamed or baked rice flour cakes. Korea also creates an almost similar version that is prepared from rice flour, poached and stuffed with sweet bean paste. Since Asians use a large amount of rice in their diet, almost every culture has different versions of steamed or poached rice balls. In the Philippines, most cooks create their own personalized recipes. A few of the most common variations include: Pinoy Palitaw, Stuffed versions that commonly served by street vendors, and Palitaw sa Latik where the boiled dumplings are cooked in a soup of water, coconut milk and sugar. Traditionally, Palitaw is served during Christmas and New Year. The dish is served with a mixture of coconut flakes, sugar and sesame seeds that are sprinkled on top or served on the side. It can also be sprinkled with just coconut or sesame seeds. There are street vendors in the Philippines that serve the dish as a simple afternoon snack or as a dessert after meals.

Therefore, I conclude that Palitaw can help our fellow filipinos to upend the poverty in our country. It is a perfect dish to start a small business because it's ingredients are common and affordable in different markets. It is also popular  and  no longer a foreign food, so many will want to buy it. I recommend this kakanin dish to everyone because at a cheap prize, your stomach will be satisfied and be satiated.

INGREDIENTS:
·        2 cups glutinous rice flour
·        ½ cup granulated sugar
·        1 cup water
·        ½ cup sesame seeds roasted
·        1 cup grated coconut

PREP TIME: 10 minutes
 COOK TIME: 15 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS:
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.      Roll the rice cake in grated coconut then in the sugar-sesame seed mixture.
8.      Arrange in a serving plate then serve. Share and enjoy!

REFERENCE:
Panlasangpinoy.com
ifood.tv
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

MALUNGGAY BALLS

MALUNGGAY BALLS Gem Orogo The main ingredients is the malunggay and studies have shown that malunggay can be used to treat a number of illnesses. “Malunggay leaves are good for headache, bleeding from a shallow cut, bacterial and fungal skin complaints, anti-inflammatory gastric ulcers, diarrhea, and malnutrition,” said Legarda.Jul 22, 2010 It is once, referred to as the "poor man's" vegetable, Malunggay is now prized for its potent nutritional and medicinal value. The Malunggay, botanically known as Moringa oleifera is commonly referred to as the Miracle tree. The name "Miracle" is derived from the vast multi-use and multi-purpose nature of it's parts. This dish is a no-meat carrot and potato vegetable ball with malunggay filling coated with breadcrumbs and deep fried until golden brown. Contains eggs as binder. It can be a substitute to meat balls. On of the advantages of this is that, it is cheaper and healthy compare to meatbal
Post a Comment
Read more

Art in its Variety of Forms

In today’s time, and in our current situation, our way of living has never been easier. Our actions have been limited, and we cannot fully enjoy what is happening around us, even so, this does not stop us from doing what we want. As matter of fact, this situation has made us to be more innovative of how we want to enjoy our lives even at the midst of this pandemic. Ever since the pandemic had started, a lot of people began doing different types of activities to alleviate the feeling of boredom. Some people used this time as an opportunity to finally do what they have always wanted to do. For instance, hobbies like painting, due to the pandemic, we were mandated to stay in our homes for our safety, for this reason, we have all the time in our hands to do whatever we want. Learning how to paint, its techniques or even improving it can be possible for the allotted time we have because of the pandemic. Also, if you are into art and are planning to go the art galleries but was cancelled
Post a Comment
Read more

CASSAVA BALLS

CASSAVA BALLS Klyd Roy Bunsol                Cassava is the basic component of root vegetables. There is many food combination and variety that can be used. According to the adults this is best in boiled and fried and good for coffee in the Philippines, and most of all in some dishes like punchero, caldereta and etc. It can be dessert or even breakfast. An example is Cassava balls.                Cassava balls is fried grated Cassava. It can be coated by sugar. But it can also be good even it is eaten plain. This food is very simple and can be bought by anyone in an affordable price. This food is so delicious and yummy for our tummy. You can actually get full instantly if you eat at least 8 pieces of cassava balls. This food is better eaten especially when you are really hungry, it is also easy to make and most of all it can be sell for business to gain profit. It can help alleviate poverty. Because they can use cassava balls in business instead of increasing their popu
Post a Comment
Read more