Sikwati (Hot Cocoa) & Puto Maya (Rice Cake)

Sikwati (Hot Cocoa)

Ingredients:

3-4 pcs of Cacao Tablets (Tablea)

4 cups Water

Sugar

Milk (optional)

Instructions:

In a big pot, pour-in the water, and bring to a boil.

Then, put the cacao tablets in the hot boiling water.

Stir well, until the cacao tablet particles dissolved.

Add sugar to taste.

Add milk if desired.

Let it boil for 1-2 minutes, and turn off heat.

Serve immediately.

Note:

It is best paired with Puto Maya.

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Puto Maya (Rice Cake)

Ingredients:

3/4 cup Sticky Rice or Sweet Rice (Malagkit)

1/2 cup regular White Rice or Brown Rice

1/2 cup Water

1 1/3 cup Coconut Milk

1/4 cup Sugar

1 tsp of Salt

1 tsp Ginger Powder

3/4 Coconut, grated (for topping) - optional

Muscovado or Brown Sugar (for topping) - optional

Instructions:

Wash and rinse the two types of rice well, and combine in a saucepan.

Pour-in water, and coconut milk, stir well.

Boil over medium high heat for 20 minutes, or until the rice is soft and fully cooked; stirring once in a while.

Mold each serving in small cups, and let cool.

Once cool, unmold into a saucer.

Sprinkle muscovado and top with grated coconut, if desired before serving.

Note:

It is best paired with Sikwati (Hot Cocoa).
To serve hot, just steam for a few minutes before serving.

Got these tablea (cacao chocolate tablets) from my dear friend, Pristinne.

Fresh and pure cacao nibs; roasted and grounded by her sweet mother.^^

Thank you so much tin~!