Suman sa Lihiya Recipe

August 24, 2013 by pingskie 4 Comments

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How to make Suman sa Lihiya Recipe.

Suman sa Lihiya Recipe. Suman is one of the most popular sweet sticky rice cake, a favorite meryenda here in the Philippines. The basic ingredients to make a suman are glutinous rice, coconut milk, brown sugar, lye and wrapped in banana leaves. This kakanin are cooked either by steaming or boiling in a big pot, a bit time consuming to prepare but gives a sweet and comforting reward. There are numerous varieties of suman, with almost every town are having their own specialty.

Suman sa Lihiya Ingredients:

2½ cups glutinous rice
3 cups of water
2 tbsp. lye solution
a pinch of salt
oil, for brushing
Banana leaves, wilted for wrapping
String, (optional)

Coconut Sauce:

1½ cup coconut milk
1 cup dark brown sugar

Cooking Procedure:

Soaked Glutinous Rice for an hour or you can just wash and rinse the glutinous rice 4 times using a strainer and place in a bowl. Add lye solution and salt and mix it thoroughly. In a big saucepan pour 3 cups of water and bring to a boil, then add the glutinous rice mixture. Transfer the gas mark to low heat and stir continuously for about 20 minutes. Transfer under cooked suman on a platter and scatter evenly to cool down faster.

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Put in a preheated steamer with boiling water over medium heat. Arrange suman in layers by placing the folded edges side down, top with another layer and steam for about an hour or so until sticky rice are fully cooked. Serve suman sa lihiya with prepared coconut sauce or store bought sweetened coconut.

Suman sa Lihiya comes from Batangas region, in which they soaked glutinous rice mixed in coconut milk or water with lye solution, wrapped in banana leaves, steamed until cooked and serve with coconut syrup or latik.

Here in Bacolod City our native Suman is wrapped in palm leaves and flavoured with a little hint of fresh ginger instead of lye and we call it “Suman sa Ibus” serve with sprinkled sugar. And the other one is “Suman Latik” wrapped in banana leaves in rectangle shape and top with latik.

Mostly Suman are wrapped in banana leaves because not only it is the cheapest indigenous materials but it gives a distinct yellow color and a very nice aroma. Suman can be served warm or at room temperature with coconut syrup and latik. My friend used to fry them serve with chocolate syrup and fresh mango for breakfast.

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Marijan

September 18, 2013 at 6:54 am

Great recipe , but it is hard to get coconut milk here in Croatia . Thanks

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Mai Decena

September 29, 2013 at 1:41 pm

This is one of my favorite kakanin… can wait to try it

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Arwin Cobar

October 25, 2013 at 3:46 am

I will try this 🙂 thanks for the procedure 🙂

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rosemarie sioson

August 31, 2015 at 1:06 pm

So yummy its my favorite….
Can i request to u
How to make a coco jam pls……..
Tnx a lot!!

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