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Binignit

Binignit is a creamy coconut dessert stew of root vegetables, fruit, landang, and bilo-bilo.

45 minutes · Serves 6

Ingredients for Binignit

  • 1 cup landang (palm flour jelly balls)
  • 1 cup glutinous rice flour
  • 1 cup sweet potatoes, diced
  • 1 cup taro, diced
  • 1 cup saba bananas, sliced
  • 1/2 cup jackfruit, cut into strips
  • 1/2 cup cooked sago pearls
  • 2 cups coconut milk
  • 1 cup coconut cream
  • 1/2 cup sugar, or to taste
  • Water, as needed

How to cook Binignit

  1. 1.Rinse landang until the water runs clear, then boil in water, stirring occasionally, until softened.
  2. 2.Add sweet potatoes and taro with coconut milk; bring to a gentle simmer until tubers are tender.
  3. 3.Mix glutinous rice flour with enough water to form small bilo-bilo, then drop them into the simmering pot.
  4. 4.Add saba bananas and jackfruit; cook until the bananas soften.
  5. 5.Stir in coconut cream and sugar; simmer until thickened to your preferred consistency.
  6. 6.Fold in cooked sago just before serving.
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