Cuchinta Tahada Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup glutinous rice (malagkit)
• 2 cups ordinary rice
• 3 cups ordinary rice
• 3 cups cold water
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 tsps.lye solution
• Yellow food coloring
• Grated coconut

Cooking Instructions:

1. Combine the malagkit  and ordinary rice. Soak in water for 2 hours.
2. Drain the rice and add cold water, grind into a smooth paste.
3. Add boiling water to the mixture to thicken it.
4. Blend in the sugar and the lye solution.
5. Divide the ground rice into 2 portions.
6. Place one portions in a molder lined with cheese cloth and steam.
7. Meanwhile, add yellow food color to the remaining portion. Pour this on top the steamed first portion to create a colored layer. Steam some more until the top portion is cooked.
8. When cooked, serve with grated coconut.