INGREDIENTS:
- 4 cups glutinous rice (malagkit)
- 1 can coconut milk (gata)
- 1 & 1/2 cup sugar
- Banana leaves (container lining)
- Grated coconut meat
For the Latik:
- 1 cup coconut cream
HOW TO COOK:
- Cook washed glutinous rice in water just like you do with plain steamed rice.
- In a saucepan, pour the coconut milk, sugar and vanilla extract.
- Stir and let it boil.
- Add coconut meat and let it cook slightly.
- Add cooked glutinous rice to coconut milk mixture and cook until thick.
- Stirring generously to prevent from burning and sticking to the pan.
- Spread evenly on platter lined with banana leaves or foil container.
- Top with latik.
For the Latik:
- In a pan over medium heat, add coconut cream and bring to a boil.
- Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid starts to thicken.
- Lower heat and simmer.
- As oil starts to separate and solids begin to form, regularly stir and scrape sides and bottom of pan to prevent from burning.
- Continue to cook and stir until curds turn golden brown.
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