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Monday, October 25, 2010

Kutsinta



Kutsinta or cutchinta is made in a rice sweet flour and it's one of favorite 'Almusal (breakfast) in the Philippines.
It's a lot of work but you need to be patience if you want to make it at your home..just like me , I was craving for this kind of breakfast that's why i keep searching for this recipe but first don't know where can i buy ' lye water' until i found at the asian store and so excited to make it and bring it to my husband potluck and they love it!!


Ingredient:

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup sweet rice flour

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup brown sugar

3 cups water

1 1/2 tsp lye water (at asian store)

2 tsp annatto seeds



Procedure:

1. In a mixing bowl, combine all the dry ingredients starting from the rice flour, all-purpose flour, and brown sugar then mix all the ingredients.

2. While mixing, add water gradually and continue to mix until all ingredients are completely distributed.

3. Add lye water and anatto water (soak the anatto seed in 3 tbsp water) then continue mixing.

4. Place the mixture into individual molds and steam for 40 minutes to an hour.

Serve with grated or shredder coconut




Rice Flour

Espasol



Espasol a cylinder-shaped Filipino rice cake originating from the province of Laguna. It is made from rice flour cooked in coconut milk and sweetened coconut strips, dusted with toasted rice flour.