Ingredients for 4 servings:
3 cups glutinous rice (malagkit)
3 cups thick coconut milk
2 cups thin coconut milk
2 cups brown sugar
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
wilted banana leaves ( cut into circle)
Procedure:
1. Cook the glutinous rice with thin coconut milk.
2. While waiting for the rice to be cooked, let us prepare the sweetener or latik for our biko by mixing the sugar and thick coconut milk and cook over medium heat until thick or latik na.
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3. Pour in the cooked glutinous rice and combine well until mixed evenly. Continue to stir until done.
4. By using a lid or cover from a jar, form the biko into circles and put over the banana leaves.
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Banana leaves and lid from a jar |