Chocolate Palitaw Recipe

Palitaw na chocolate ang lasa na may chocolate den sa loob..mukhang masarap di ba?
kase ako personally sarap na sarap dito, many times ko na itong niluluto kase addictive..

Sounds not common ? do you know in Japan it is common usually you can see them in many store
especially in Valentines Day..i love this sweet food but it's not Palitaw . it is MOCHI CHOCO ..
honestly i'm not a Mochi lover or but because of this, i crave a lot on Valentines day only..
and know what, it has chocolate stuffed too ,that's why it's very special and yummy..

I decided to make it in our Filipino Kakanin version ,which is bilo bilo or Palitaw 

Now you can imagine , that it is very easy to cook .right?

INGREDIENTS..

136 grams of GLUTINOUS RICE FLOUR 
6 tbsp coconut Milk
1 tbsp warm water 
4 tbsp COCOA POWDER/ you can use sweetened cocoa
and any Chocolate Candies for stuffing /i used TRUFFLES


Let's Start cooking
The PROCEDURE 

1..First is you need a mixing bowl..Combine glutinous rice flour and Cocoa..stir until well combined..

2..Pour 6 tbsp coconut milk and 1 tbsp warm water..mix until thickens and form like a dough 
adjust liquid if needed..not too sticky but not too dry..then massage it with your clean hands .

3..Get ready for your filling,cut into small size,big filling might run out while we boil the palitaw and of course , get ready your boiling water 

truffles 

4..then we 're going to make a palitaw ball..with a clean hands..grab one tbs scoop of the dough 
make a round shaped using your palm and flattened to fill the chocolate .and seal it to cover the filling and slowly roll it it again in your palm to form a ball ..and continue the method..

And carefully press the palitaw balls a bit , we don't want our palitaw to be like like bilo bilo..

5..Now if boiling water is ready, drop carefully the Palitaw Choco one by one 
once you see them floats ,it's a sign that their are cooked ..
remove it and place in a dish with grated coconut..

6..and now merienda is done, eat warm or cool completely ..
serve with muscovado sugar or anything you like to sprinkle ..
because of the chocolate filling , i think you don't need anything ..just a cup of warm tea is enough..

ENJOY, hope you try it at home and serve with your friends and visitors..

VIDEO COOKING TUTORIAL HERE....

Monggo Mochi ( Pinoy Style Recipe)

Ang proseso ng Japanese Mochi ay medyo matrabaho,kalimitan kong ginagawa ay ang paraan na ito especially makulit ang Mr. ko na magluto agad agad ng mochi..

Para lang naman kayong gumagawa ng bilo bilo balls or Palitaw. kaso pa steam lang ang pagluluto ng  mochi..natry ko na ren naman itong ilubog sa tubig...parang Mochi palitaw ..i ll show you how i make that next time.

Ingredients for my MOCHI MONGGO
You can make 6 to seven mochi pieces..

200 grams Mochi ko tama or Glutinous Rice Flour
Enough amount of MUNG-BEAN PASTE ( Sweet Red Beans Paste )
  You can make your own sweet beans or just get in your local store ..para mabilis na.
pinch salt
adding sugar to your flour is optional/i did not used coz we don't like too much sugar
1 cup water
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup rice flour

at STEAMER

PAGHAHANDA AT PAGLULUTO

1..Magbusa ng gawgaw at rice flour sa mainit na kawali..until maluto..hindi kailangang maging brown..just check (parang espasol Flour lang ang paraan)
Then set aside

2 Magbibilog bilog ng sapat ng sukat ng Munggo paste..

3..Sa isang bowl ,ilagay ang glutinous flour at ibuhos ang tubig into 2 batch ..haluin hangang maka form ng dough ball..masahihin ng kamay.( with clean  hand of course )

4..Bago bumilog ng bilo bilo ball na kasing laki ng pingpong balls..Basain muna ng tubig ang kamay para maging pino ang inyong dough..at bilugin ito ng inyong palad..

5.. then kapag smooth na at bilog na ang dough,medyo iflat nyo siya at ilagay sa gitna ang tamang laki ng munggo..at balutin ng mochi dough..iflat ng kaunti ,,then ulitin ang proseso..
isalansan ang ginawang hilaw na mochi sa platong bilog..at isama ang platong bilog sa steamer..

6.Iluto sa steamer ng mga 10 to 15 minutes or observe habang niluluto..

7..Kapag luto na..alisin sa steamer palamigin ng kahit 10 minutes..
then budburan ng toasted flour,wag hihipuin ang nilutong mochi..dahil madikit..
budburan muna ng flour bago hipuin...ayusin ang korte habang ginugulong sa pulbos..

then serve and enjoy..masarap itong kainin ng medyo malamig na..
Bagay sa Hot green tea or Ginger tea..

video cooking here....

Kalamay Balls...or Pinoy DANGO

it pronounced dang-go
Ang dan-go or odango ay isang kakaning lutong japanese..gawa ito sa malagkit na korteng bilog bilog..
usually nakatuhog ito sa barbecue stick...

odango

ang odango ay may tatlong kulay puti pink at berde..green tea ,puting asukal at pink na symbolized for sakura flower..

Sinubukan ko itong gawen sa timpla ng pinoy...
ang japanese odango ay niluto lang sa tubig at asukal na may food color,,ewan kung natural color ang ginagamit nila..
anyway,this is my version....

INGREDIENTS....
2 cups glutinous rice flour
1 cup wash sugar
1 cup coconut milk..use as it needed
pinch salt

For food coloring..i used natural coloring,,,like UBe ,Kalabasa ,Pandan ,red berries
Mashed and blended in a mixer

Maghanda ng apat na maliit na bowl ,idivide nyo ang malagkit at lagyan ng tig isang tbsp na ube kalabasa
pandan ( ginayat o guntingin ng maliliit ang dahon ng pandan at durugin sa blender at salain )
at pink na red berries..at bumilog

at gumawa ng dough gamit ang coconut milk...ibuhos unti unti sa rice flour ang gata kasama ng sugar at mga pangkulay..at bumilog sa palad ng bilo bilo ..one bite size
Para lang kayong bumibilog ng bilo bilo o palitaw...
then steaming process lang sya...

sa isang plato pahiran ng oil at ipatong ang mga odango o bilo bilo..
then iisteam ito ng mga 15 to 20 minutes..

maaring tuhugin sa barbecue stick bago iisteam.
or hayaan ng bilog bilog lang...

Maaring kainin ng may latik or toasted coconut...
Enjoy...