PALITAW

I have extra grated coconut used for the kutchinta I made yesterday, so I thought of making Palitaw. I haven't made this yet for the reason that I am not fond of it. When I was a kid I almost choked everytime I eat it so maybe that's the reason why. It a bit scares me so I don't want my kids to feel that too. But I thought I might give it a go. My Nanay (my father's mother) used to make Unda-Unday and I guessed the procedure is the same it's the finishing touches that they differ. Outcome is well and good.

My Palitaw Recipe:

(yields 24 pcs)

3 1/2 cups glutinous rice flour

1 3/4 cups water

         grated coconut

60 g sesame seeds

1 1/2 cups white sugar

1. Combine the flour and water and mixing it well to form a dough that is not dry and not that wet, just a soft dough.

2. Form individual balls like the size of a ping pong ball or 40g/ball (Pic 1).

3. Then in between your two palms, flatten each  small dough and drop slowly into a pot of boiling water. Maybe 4 at a time depending on the size of your pot. Making sure they won't be sticking together while cooking (Pic 2).

4. They're cooked when they float. Take them out and put in a wire rack to drain the excess water (Pic 3 -4).

5. Let them cool a bit then roll into the grated coconut.
6. Just before serving, roll into the combined toasted sesame seeds and sugar.

How to roast sesame seeds:

Put the sesame seeds in a pan ( I used a non stick one) then heat it up over medium to low fire tossing frequently until brown.

My husband and I ate it with hot black coffee. Black tea would be good with it too. It's not that sweet but maybe adding 2-3 tbsp sugar to glutinous rice before combining with water will make it a bit sweeter.