"BIKO"

Biko is very simple and easy to prepare, that's why this is very popular and favorite Filipino delicacy, BIKO is a rice cake recipe made with sticky rice or sweet rice (malagkit na bigas) coconut milk and brown sugar..Today I made BIKO using fresh grated coconut for garnish

                                                              BIKO recipe
                                    (please watch the video below for cooking procedure)

                                                     Ingredients for BIKO:
                                      2 cups uncooked sticky rice (malagkit na bigas)
                                      2 cups coconut milk (gata)
                                      1 1/2 cups brown sugar
                                      1 tsp salt
                                        fresh grated coconut for garnish

                                      wash rice,combine rice and water in the rice cooker
                                     and cook until done

                                     in a heavy sauce pan pour in 2 cups coconut milk

                                                  add 1 1/2 cups brown sugar

                                  cook over low heat stirring constantly until thick

                                                add already cooked glutinous rice

                                 continue stirring to avoid or to keep bottom from scorching
                                 cook over low heat until rice is almost dry, transfer BIKO
                                in a serving plate or tray and let it cool down, cut in sliced
                               and serve with fresh grated coconut in top as garnish, ENJOY!

 using fresh grated coconut for garnish...