Palitaw Balls

I was checking my laptop files today when I saw lots of photos which I took last Christmas. I thought I lost them!

Anyway, last Christmas, I brought Palitaw and other stuff with me to share during our Christmas Party. Sharing the recipe  here which I copied from the Internet.

You will need:

2 cups of mochiko- ground glutinous rice

1 tbsp of sugar
3/4 cups of water

Another tbsp or so of sugar

2.5 cups of sweetened, shredded coconut (you may end up needing more!)
sesame seeds

Food coloring, optional

Instruction:

Set a small pot of water on the stove to boil.

Mix the mochiko, one tablespoon of sugar, and the water.

It will form a stiff dough when it's ready. (You may need to hand-knead it a little to get it thoroughly mixed.)

Roll it into balls about the size of a quarter, then drop them, a few at a time, into the boiling water.

Lift them out again when they float to the top and drain them very lightly on paper towels. Then sprinkle it with sugar, sesame seeds and immediately roll it in the coconut. Voila!

If you want to color the coconut, just dribble a few drops of food coloring into it and mix it with a fork. At first it will look like it's not going to mix well, but after a minute or two the color will get around.                         

Some variations include flattening out the balls into thick cookie shapes before boiling, and serving them with a mixture of sugar and sesame seeds on the side.