In our place, there's an event called May Flores where children are taught about God in local churches . After each sessions,snack are provided by the concern citizens, mostly members of the church.
My mother suggested that my sister and I contribute to sponsoring the snacks the other day, so I bought the ingredients when I went back to the Mayor's Office.
This is the malagkit rice that I took to the milling place to have it ground into powder.
I added water to the rice little by little until it reached the right consistency- make sure not to add too much water. My mother taught me first, and I followed what she did. She made small circles called bilo-bilo. She told me to put some of the malagkit rice powder in another container and coat the small circles so they wouldn't stick to each other.
I didn't buy bisol because there's a lot at home. Binignit will be so much better with lots of bisol. My sister planted a lot of it, so we can cook it whenever we want, for whatever dish.
My mother told me to cut the bisol into smaller pieces so it will dissolve in the soup and become sticky.
My favorite ingredients of all are the sweet potatoes.
I then cut the sweet potatoes (camote) into cubes slightly bigger than the bisol.
Bananas, kamoteng kahoy, and rice
I cut the half of kamoteng kahoy to the same size as the sweet potatoes, and used the other half to make bilo-bilo. I also cut the bananas into smaller pieces, and prepared the rice as my mother instructed.
Last were the sagu and coconut. 🥥
I boiled the bigger sago the night before cooking binignit because it will took a long time to soften it.
The hardest part, and the one that required the most of effort, was the coconut. I peeled off the bunot. I used four pieces of coconut and grated them . Luckily, my father helped me when only two were left. Making coconut milk is tiring, and my mother was rushing me because everything else was soft and only the coconut milk wasn't ready yet.
I almost forgot to mention that I added ube powder to make it look more colorful and delectable.
Pro tip: add a pinch of salt to balance the taste.
Finally, our binignit was ready to serve. My mother packed it in ice wrappers for easy delivery to the church. It was no hassle for my brother, who was carrying it, since he will be teaching the kids.
Ingredients for binignit:
- powdered malagkit rice
- ordinary rice
- bisol
- sweet potatoes or camote
- bananas
- kamoteng kahoy
- coconut milk
- big and small size sago
- sugar
- ube powder
Procedure:
- Prepare all the ingredients, including bilo-bilo and cooked sago.
- Boil water in a pot.
- Add the bilo-bilo and small sago.
- Add the rice and bisol, and cook until tender.
- Add the sweet potatoes, kamoteng kahoy, and the cooked sago.
- Add the bananas and sugar.
- Check if everything is tender, then taste.
- Lastly, add the coconut milk. Your binignit is now ready to serve.
Pro tip: Make sure to stir well, or it may stick to the pot.
This ends my blog. Thanks for reading! Love lots. 😘
--emmin◉‿◉msss
Photos are mine and edited using my Realmi C25s.