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Thursday, December 14, 2017

Sweet Rice Flour Balls in Coconut Milk

The Visayan calls this Tabirak or Benignet and it is Ginataang Bilo-Bilo in Tagalog.
A Filipino typical dessert is good to eat warm or cold. Usaully prepared during afternoon snack or often during during holy week. It is a sticky filled with a variety of root crops (kamote), banana and colorful sago. 

What you need
1 CUP SWEET RICE ( Pilit or sticky rice)
2 CUPS TAPIOCA
2 RIPE PLANTAINS / PLATANOS (Philippine banana if available - SABA)
2 SWEET POTATO (Medium size)
1 YUTIA LARGE (This is optional if not available just add more banana or sweet potato)
1 CUP OF JACKFRUIT (Or one can, this is also optional, I don't like it so I don't use it)
Brown sugar (You have to taste it as you do the cooking)
2 CANS Coconut milk (or fresh coconut milk, if available)

Direction:
1) Soak the tapioca in a warm water and let it sit for 30 minutes or so, since tapioca is hard and sticks together so you want it to sit for a while.
2) Boil water on a large pot.
3) Place the sweet rice on the boiling pot, constantly stir the pot so the rice won't stick.
4) Place the tapioca if you think the rice is almost cooked, then just jeep an eye and stir to keep them no to stick to each other. (You can add more water little by little if it's too sticky, and don't

forget you still have the coconut milk in the end)
5) Add the banana and make sure the banana is almost cook before adding the yutia and yams. Cook until all is soft and done, then add the brown sugar and just keep tasting it until you reached

the sweetness you want.
6) place the coconut milk in the end when everything is cook and stir well.
7) Taste one more time *smirk* and make sure everything is cooked, then enjoy! You can share some or not but you better share coz there's a lot.