

Notes: How to Make pichi-pichi, Flavor extracts and food coloring-optional but are an easy and fun way to make different pitsi-pitsi varieties. Palitaw also has additional toppings of sesame seeds and sugar. A good way to serve this dish is on banana leaves. Pichi pichi uses cassava as its base, whereas palitaw uses glutinous rice flour.You can also mix up your batch by having one half rolled in coconut and the other rolled in shredded cheese. Remove pichi-pichi from the molder and transfer onto a serving plate. After 30 minutes, remove pichi-pichi from the steamer and let it cool. Boil water into the steamer, and steam the cassava mixture for 30 minutes. Once the pichi pichi is cooled, remove them from the molds and roll them in the grated mature coconut. In a bowl, combine grated cassava, water, sugar, lye water.Remove the molds from the steamer and refrigerate them for about 20 to 30 minutes to completely cool and set.You can also test whether the pichi pichi is ready by inserting a toothpick in the center and seeing if it comes out clean. Steam the molds for about 40 to 50 minutes or until the mixture is translucent.Pour the mixture into individual molds and arrange molds in a steamer.Let the mixture/s stand for about 30 minutes to one hour.One will contain the food coloring, the other the extract, while the third will remain plain. If you want to make the dessert extra colorful, use the food color and extra by dividing them into three bowls.Once the sugar is dissolved in the mixture, add the lye water and stir it into the mixture until the ingredients are incorporated.Pour the cassava, coconut juice, and sugar into a bowl and mix them together until the sugar is dissolved.Prepare the steamer by bringing water to a boil at the bottom.Arrange as many dipping bowls in the basket as you can. Steam and coat the dumplings: Remove the basket from the steamer pot, add 2 inches of water to the pot, and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the sugar and pandan water and mix well. After combining all the ingredients, let stand for 30 minutes to an hour before pouring into the molds. Place the cassava in a large bowl and break it up a little. Just quickly dip in a bowl of water and leave a very thin film of water on the insides to keep the pichi-pichi from sticking. How do you keep Pichi Pichi from sticking? Pour the mixture into small molds or an 8 inch round pan and place in a preheated steamer. If you don’t have a fine grater you can use a blender and blend the cassava mixture to make it smooth and stir in pandan essence. Mix the cassava, sugar and water in a bowl and mix until smooth then add the pandan essence and mix until well blended. Keep on grating until you’re done with all your cassava. Using a fine grater grate cassava and remove the hard stems in the middle and discard. Whether as a snack or dessert, Pichi-pichi is always a pleasure to eat! 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. Mix well again after adding the pandan extract. Add the lye water and keep stirring the mixture. Mix the cassava, sugar, and water together well in a bowl. It is a gelatinous dessert made from cassava and sugar that is cooked and then steamed. Serve and enjoy.Pichi pichi is a traditional dessert in the Philippines and Palau. When cooled down, scoop 1 1/2 tbsp of the pichi pichi and roll it grated coconut or cheese.Remove from the steamer and let it cool down completely. Arrange in a steamer and steam for 40 – 45 minutes or until it sets.Transfer into molds and cover with aluminum foil. Divide the mixture into two then add pandan extract to the other half of the mixture.


Add salt and lye water and stir until fully incorporated. Stir until sugar dissolves then tip-in the grated cassava. If you’re using frozen cassava, you don’t have to squeeze the juice out and let it thaw before using it.Wrap grated cassava in a clean kitchen towel and squeeze out the juice/water.Using a cheese grater, grate the cassava using the side with the smallest holes. Since I’ll be showing you two flavors, I divided the mixture into two and added pandan extract to half of the mix. The base ingredients for making this simple yet tasty dessert are cassava, water, salt, and lye water.
