CUISINE

SWEETENED RICE CAKE (BIKO)

                                 FILIPINO DESSERT 

     Biko, a Filipino dessert made up of sticky rice, is a sweet favorite rice pudding served in special occasions like birthday, Christmas Eve, Easter Sunday and other Filipino celebrations together with families and relatives. Now, how is it prepared? Simply follow these steps and at the end you will get what you want.
    Here are what you should need for ingredients: 4 cups of sticky rice grains, 4 cups of water (in ratio), 400 grams coconut milk, 300 grams of brown sugar, a tablespoon of salt, 3 pieces of lemon, 2 table spoons of star margarine, one-fourth cup of orange peeling and one cup of raisins. This preparation is good for ten persons.
    Step 1. Wash the 4 cups of sticky rice grains and add 4 cups of water to cook it in a rice cooker.Wait until it is totally done.
    Step 2. Put the coconut milk in a pan on fire until oil is produced. Then caramelize it with sugar. Make the sugar totally dissolved as you may be able to make it brownish. Add the salt and lemon juice.Then add the sticky rice and mix it thoroughly and evenly. Add the margarine to the mixture.
    Step 3. By continuously mixing, add the orange peeling for good aroma and wait for 15 minutes to have a very good color and taste.
    Step 4. Take out the rice cake and put it in the rectangular glass canisterto cool down and garnish it with raisins.
     To serve it, you may cut it into squares.