Palitaw (Filipino Rice Cake)
Palitaw (Filipino Rice Cake)

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, palitaw (filipino rice cake). One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

In a bowl, combine glutinous rice flour and water until a doug is formed. Using an ice cream scoop, form into little balls and then flatten into small oval shapes. On a pot, boil enough water to submergethe rice cake. Originally, Palitaw is made from washed Ground Sticky Rice or Kakaning Malagkit as they call it in Tagalog (Almost the same as the Sumang Malagkit).

Palitaw (Filipino Rice Cake) is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Palitaw (Filipino Rice Cake) is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook palitaw (filipino rice cake) using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Palitaw (Filipino Rice Cake):
  1. Take Rice Cake:
  2. Get 2 cups glutinous rice flour
  3. Make ready 1 cup water
  4. Get water for boiling
  5. Take Coating:
  6. Prepare 1 cup grated mature coconut
  7. Prepare Toppings:
  8. Prepare 1/4 cup sesame seeds
  9. Make ready 1/2 cup granulated white sugar

Palitaw or Sticky Rice Cake is a Filipino snack or merienda that is made of glutinous rice flour topped with grated coconut, roasted sesame seeds and white or brown sugar. It is a small flat rice cake cooked in boiling water, coated with grated coconut and and served with a mixture of sugar and sesame seeds. Palitaw is made with glutinous (malagkit) rice dough, grated coconut, water and sugar. Palitaw is a Filipino Rice Cake that you can find at Filipino parties.

Instructions to make Palitaw (Filipino Rice Cake):
  1. Start by toasting sesame seeds until lightly browned or fragrant. Combine with sugar once cooled. Set aside. This will be your topping.
  2. In a bowl, combine glutinous rice flour and water until a doug is formed.
  3. Using an ice cream scoop, form into little balls and then flatten into small oval shapes.
  4. On a pot, boil enough water to submergethe rice cake. Once boiling, reduce to low boil and drop each piece. Do not overcrowd the pot. Once the rice cake floats, it is already done. Set aside to cool.
  5. Once slightly cooled, cover each piece with grated coconut and top with sesame and sugar mixture.

Palitaw is made with glutinous (malagkit) rice dough, grated coconut, water and sugar. Palitaw is a Filipino Rice Cake that you can find at Filipino parties. This was actually one of the desserts I made for my grad party last year! Palitaw from the Tagalog root word "litaw" means "float". It is made of glutinous rice flour formed in round or ovals then boiled in water.

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