GINATAANG BILO BILO WITH LANGKA

This is a popular FILIPINO snack/dessert made with small glutinous rice balls and tapioca pearls in coconut milk. Few tubers and jackfruit is also added 

BILO BILO s origin is in Luzon, which is the northern Philippines island 

INGREDIENTS:

• 3-4 cups water 

• Pinch of salt 

• ½ cup diced purple yam

• ½ cup diced sweet potato

• 2 small Saba bananas, sliced

• ½ cup fresh jackfruit, sliced

• 1can of coconut milk( 3 cups)

• ½ cup glutinous rice flour

• ¼ cup of water

• ½ cup coconut sugar or white sugar or brown sugar ( brown sugar and coconut sugar make the BILO BILO brownish in color. I used white sugar as I love the lavender color) 

• ½ cup cooked sago

INSTRUCTIONS

• Heat water in a deep pot 

• Add a pinch of salt 

• Add yam and sweet potato and boil it for a few mins (70 % done) on low flame 

• Add bananas 

• Mix together the glutinous rice flour and water to make a soft dough-like consistency. Break off small dough and make into round balls

• Add the small round rice balls into the boiling pot 

• Add tapioca pearls and jackfruit

• Add coconut milk and sugar

• Continue to boil for 3-4 mins until rice balls float  to the surface and everything is soft and cooked

• Adjust seasoning 

• And that’s it, your super easy and tasty GINATAANG BILO BILO is ready

• Serve hot or cold

• Enjoy