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Palitaw — coconut-coated sticky rice cakes

  • Dessert
  • Filipino

Poached glutinous rice flour cakes coated in coconut and sweet sesame.

Active time25 min

Cooking15 min

Total25 min

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup of water
  • 2 cups of glutinous rice flour
  • half a cup of toasted sesame seeds
  • 1 cup of freshly grated coconut
  • half a cup of sugar

Preparation

  1. Mix the glutinous rice flour and water in a bowl. Knead into a soft dough that pulls away from the sides.

    1 cup of water
    2 cups of glutinous rice flour
    • mixing bowl
  2. Bring a saucepan of water to the boil. Shape small pieces of dough into thin ovals. Boil in small batches. Lift out with a slotted spoon when they float, then drain well. Discard the cooking water.

    • saucepan
    • slotted spoon
  3. Use ready-grated fresh coconut. Mix the sugar and toasted sesame on a plate. Put the coconut on another plate. Coat the warm cakes in coconut, then the sweet sesame mixture. Serve warm.

    half a cup of toasted sesame seeds
    1 cup of freshly grated coconut
    half a cup of sugar
    • plate

Allergens

  • Sesame
Palitaw — coconut-coated sticky rice cakes