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A mildly sweet, gluten free and vegan Filipino dish by Rezel Kealoha. Mainly eaten as a snack or even as a dessert - the name refers to how it’s cooked - Palitaw means to show up or appear in English. Traditionally it's coated in fresh coconut and sugar, but this version is sweetened with Just Date Syrup and has a touch of cinnamon.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sweet glutinous rice flour
- 1/2 cup coconut milk or any other milk
- Just Date Syrup
- 1 teaspoon desiccated coconut
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Fill a pot of water and bring it up to a boil.
- Mix together the rice flour and milk in a bowl until it forms a dough.
- Using a tablespoon or mini ice cream scooper, form balls with the dough. Then flatten them with your fingers to make little disks.
- Drop the disks in the boiling water one by one so they don't stick to each other.
- Once the disks float to the top of the pot (Palitaw means to appear), fish them out and put them on a serving platter.
- To make the topping, mix the coconut, sesame seeds and cinnamon together.
- To serve, drizzle the cooked dumplings with Just Date Syrup and sprinkle the toppings all over to finish.
by Rezel Kealoha
