Mache Recipe (Buko Pandan Rice Balls)
Mache or Buko Pandan Rice balls, are very similar to Palitaw with the name is derived from the Japanese word Mochi.
Servings: 18 Balls
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Glutinous Sweet Rice Flour
- 1 Tablespoon Sesame Seeds
- 1 Teaspoon Pandan Powder
- ½ Cup Full Fat Coconut Milk
- 2 Tablespoons Super Fine Sugar
- ½ Teaspoon Pandan Powder
Instructions
- In a bowl mix together the rice flour, pandan powder and sesame seeds.
- Then add in the coconut milk and mix until it comes together into a dough.
- Using a teaspoon or small ice cream scoop form the dough into small balls.
- Once the balls are formed add pandan leaves into a pot of water and bring up to a boil.
- Boil up to 10 minutes until the water is light green and the pandan is very fragrant. Take the leaves out and add in half the balls. Cook until they float up to the top, about 3 minutes.Fish out the balls and cook the remaining half the same way.
- On a serving platter mix together some sugar and pandan powder. Roll the balls in the sugar and eat right away.