Biko (Glutinous rice) Recipe

Biko is a common recipe in the Philippines and another glutinous rice treat simply cooked with coconut milk and brown sugar. This is commonly categorized locally as “kakanin” or dessert . The cooking process is very simple and can be done by anyone.

Ingredients:

2 cups glutinous rice (malagkit rice)

2 cups coconut milk

2 cups coconut milk (for latik)

2 cups brown sugar

2 ½ cups water

½ tsp. salt

How to cook the Biko:

• Thoroughly wash the glutinous rice, combine it with water and cook  (the same way you cook ordinary white rice)
• In a separate pan, combine the coconut milk, brown sugar and salt. Keep stirring until it becomes thick.
• Once the glutinous rice is cooked, and the milk sugar is thick, scoop the glutinous rice and add it to the milk – sugar mixture and mix them well together.  (keep the milk-sugar mixture in a low fire while mixing it with rice).
• Place the cooked biko in a flat serving plate and flatten it.
• Spread the latik on top, serve and eat :D

How to cook Latik:

• In a saucepan, pour 2 cups of coconut milk and bring to boil
• Stir continuously until almost all the liquid is gone (will take around 10 to 15 minutes)
• Once the residue turns brown and the oil is separated already, scoop the residue (this will be the “latik” you put on top of the biko)