HOW TO MAKE PALITAW

This is a tutorial of how to make Palitaw. Palitaw is a traditional food in the Philippines. The locals call it as one of the mga kakanin sold in small food shops, street vendors, and some native cake stores. Palitaw is one of the best snacks I ever had because it is very delicious yet cheaper than the burgers and pizzas. Palitaw is very easy to make but it has one ingredient that is not easy to find-the galapong. Galapong as the main ingredient in making Palitaw is not common in supermarket and groceries but there is one place where you may ask for it, it is the rice store. Supposing you have your galapong already and you are about to make Palitaw now, I am going to walkthrough you with this recipe:

INGREDIENTS

1 lb of Galapong or malagkit na bigas (rice dough)

4 cups of grated coconut

1 cup of white sugar

Sesame seeds (toasted)

Water

COOKING PROCEDURE

1. Make fractions of the galapong into several pieces according to your desired size.

2. Make a ball-like shape and flatten to make a saucer-like shape.

3. Boil some water about 6 inches deep. Drop the galapong into the boiling water. To know if the galapong is cooked is when it surfaces.

4. Remove the cooked galapong out of the boiling water.

5. Scatter some grated coconut, sugar and sesame seeds over the galapong and serve.