Filipino Desserts

Ingredients:
1/2 ganta malagkit (equivalent to 1 kilo glutinous rice)
4 coconuts
1/2 tablespoon salt
1 ¼ cups white sugar
3 dried banana leaves
3 tablespoons ginger, chopped

Directions:
1. Wash malagkit or glutinous rice.
2. Squeeze the grated coconut to get the milk.
3. Add salt to taste.
4. Boil all together till almost cooked in the carajay or deep pan.
4. Remove from fire.
5. Wrap 1 1/2 tablespoon of cooked Malagkit in banana leaves tying the two ends. Keep each suman 1.25 cm thick, 4 cm wide and 12.5 cm long.
6. Arrange on steamer rack in a staggered pile. Steam for 30 minutes. Keep the steamer with enough water for continuous steaming
7. Serve best with hot tsokolate (native chocolate drink).

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One Response

1. susan cuevas Says:
   January 16th, 2011 at 1:47 pm

   suman with ginger pls email me how many cups for the glutinous rice and also how many cups of coconut milk will i use to make the suman with ginger. thanks so much.

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