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    You are here: Home / Palitaw Recipe

    by Jenalyn Rose Forbes · published: Oct 31, 2017 · updated: Jan 3, 2020

    Palitaw Recipe

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    Palitaw recipe is an authentic Filipino dessert traditionally made from cracked “malagkit” (glutinous rice) soaked overnight in water, ground into soft dough, shaped into small balls and then flattened into patties, boiled in water, coated with grated coconut, and then served with a mixture of muscovado or brown sugar and toasted sesame seeds on the side or coated with it.

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    This scrumptious delicacy is believed to have originated in Pangasinan, a province in Northern Luzon, Philippines. It’s also called colloquially as dila-dila for its tongue-shaped appearance. The traditional method of making this delicacy is very laborious. Don’t worry! For homemade versions, ready-made ground sticky rice is used. All you need to do is add water to the ground glutinous rice.

    The amount of water you add will depend on how you want your Palitaw to come out. For dense, rubbery, and chewy Palitaw, add little water to form a hard dough. If you want a soft and chewy texture, add enough water to create a loose dough.

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    Palitaws are packed with selenium, antioxidants that help protect your cells from damage caused by free radicals, helping you stay young-looking. It’s also rich in manganese and vitamin B5, which helps boost the body’s metabolism, maintain hormone balance, promote healthy brain function, support the immune system, and promote healthy bone tissue and cartilage.

    This “kakanin” (Filipino native delicacy made from various forms of kanin or rice) is usually served as a dessert or “mereinda” (snack). It is called Palitaw because the patty-shaped glutinous rice pieces “litaw” (rise, surface, or float) to the top of the boiling water. And once they rise, they are done and ready to be coated and devoured.

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    You will often find this soft, chewy, crunchy, and sweet treat sold in stores near schools, churchyards, and public markets. Most kids love it and even adults can’t help resist munching a piece or two. It’s actually pretty hard to stop eating once you get a taste of it.

    The sweet muscovado or brown sugar perfectly complements the bland taste of the glutinous rice. The shredded coconut and the toasted sesame seeds complement the soft and chewy texture of the sticky rice.

    Recipe

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    Palitaw Recipe

    Jenalyn Rose Forbes
    Palitaw is a sticky rice cake sold as a street food and eaten by people as snack or dessert on their way to the office in the Philippines
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 5 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Course Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine Filipino
    Servings 15
    Calories 137 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups glutinous rice flour
    • 1 cup water
    • ½ cup white sugar
    • ½ cup fresh grated coconut
    • ¼ cup roasted sesame seed
    • 1 tsp pandan extract

    Instructions
     

    • In a mixing bowl, add 1 tsp of pandan extract with the glutinous rice flour
    • Gradually add water and mix well, add water as necessary
    • Boil a water in a pot
    • Take some of the mixture and shape it into flat and oval
    • Drop it in the boiling water
    • Take it out from the pot once it floats then set aside
    • Mix the sugar and grated coconut in a bowl
    • Coat the cooked rice cake in the mixture
    • Coat with sesame seed
    • Serve

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 137kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 2gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 2mgPotassium: 43mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gCalcium: 29mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword kakanin, palitaw, sticky rice cake
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    1. Joey says

      June 13, 2022 at 6:27 pm

      If you don’t have fresh coconut, what is the alternative

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    2. Margarita says

      September 25, 2018 at 1:25 am

      Thank you so much for the recipe.i love it

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