Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Pichi PIchi

  • 2 cups grated cassava
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/2 tsp. of pandan flavor
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • Food color (optional)
  • Grated coconut, for garnish
Cooking Tips:

  1. Mix all the ingredients together, except the grated coconut.
  2. Add 1/2 tsp of pandan flavor into 2 cups of water
  3. Stir until well blended and no lumps remain.
  4. Pour into 2 pcs or 9 inch round pans, put a drops of food coloring (optional)
  5. Steam for 45 minutes or until firm.
  6. Cool and scoop using a spoon and flatten.
  7. Roll each piece in grated coconut.
  • You can use cuchinta mold for steaming.
  • Using fresh coconut gives a good taste, use a  grater or shredder to grate coconut.
  • You can use pandan water or fresh pandan boiled in water.
  • To prepare the grated cassava first wash the cassava to get rid all the dirt and peel off the brown and white silky outer skin. Using a fine grater grate cassava and remove the hard stems in the middle and discard. Keep on grating until you’re done with all your cassava.
  • Place grated cassava on a clean cheese cloth and squeeze out all the juices before using. If using a frozen cassava just thawed it first before using.