It is ironic that I have this dilemma of having so much time to kill that I don't know what to make of it. I already used up the first two days of the long weekend doing house chores - cleaning, doing some laundry, pressing my office clothes. I even thrown out some old junks. I didn't want to spend the last day doing some more chores.
I decided to do something different and cook some pinoy kakanin using whatever ingredients that is available.
I started scouring around the kitchen and the first thing I saw was malagkit (glutinous rice). First thought was to make biko so I started looking for coconut milk and I found a can on top of the fridge. The other ingredients (sugar and vanilla) are not a problem as these are readily available.
I was about to get going with it but I paused. While looking for the vanilla, I saw a pack of Ricoa breakfast cocoa on the shelf. Then it struck - what goes best with sikwate?
Para sa mga bisaya, puto maya. Wala nay lain.
I haven't done this before so I surf for a suitable recipe from the internet. I chose one from wanderlust sha as she is a Bisdak like me. I used the same ingredients (listed below) and followed the steps she suggested - even the bit like making latik from the coconut milk.
- 2 cups glutinous rice
- 4 cups coconut milk
- 1 cup sugar
- ginger (an inch or so)
And in just a few minutes, I am back in the palengke in Bankerohan in Davao - enjoying my puto maya with my sikwate.
It turned out really good. And it was simpler and did not take so much time to make compared to biko. My only disappointment is I forgot to put some tapol to give it a purple color. It would have been more authentic.
Maybe next time.
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