KUTSINTA

Kutsinta is traditional snack in the Philippines, made with a mixture of tapioca flour, brown sugar and lye water, steamed and topped with grated coconut.

This snack is very easy to make and requires just few ingredients.

How to cook KUTSINTA:

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Course Dessert, Snack, street food

Cuisine Filipino

Servings 8

Equipment

12 Hulmahan ng Kutsinta
1 Steamer

Ingredients

1 ½ cup Harina or All Purpose Flour
½ cup Tapioca Flour
1 ½ cups Asukal na Pula or Muscovado
3 cups Tubig
1 tbsp Atsuete Powder o Red Food Color
1 tbsp Lye Water o Lihiya

Instructions

Pagsama-samahin ang harina, tapioca flour, asukal at atchuete o food color(optional) sa isang lalagyan at haluin.
1 ½ cup Harina or All Purpose Flour, ½ cup Tapioca Flour, 1 ½ cups Asukal na Pula or Muscovado, 1 tbsp Atsuete Powder o Red Food Color
Lagyan ng tubig at haluing mabuti. Dagdagan ng food color kung kinakailangan ayon sa iyong nais na kulay.
3 cups Tubig
Ilagay ang lihiya/lye water at haluin.
1 tbsp Lye Water o Lihiya
Lagyan ng matikilya o butter ang mga hulmahang(moulds) gagamitin at lagyan ng pinaghalo-halong sangkap ang lahat hulmahan/moulds.
Iluto sa steamer sa loob ng 20 mins.
Palamigin at ihain ng may kasamang kinudkod na niyog(fresh grated coconut).

Paano kung walang niyog o fresh greated coconut para sa budbod ng kutsinta?

Maaaring gumamit ng DESICCATED COCONUT (dry greated coconut).

Maglagay ng 4 tbsp Desiccated Coconut sa mainit na kawali at haluin sa katamtamang apoy hanggang sa matusta ng bahagya(golden brown).
Palamigin at lagyan ng 2 tbsp asukal o ayon sa iyong panlasa.