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2021-01-16

PICHI PICHI

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This Pichi Pichi is very easy to make. Made only of 3 ingredients: cassava, water and sugar. This is something you can easily make for any special occasion, or simply to make for snack at home.

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This Pichi Pichi is very easy to make. Made only of 3 ingredients: cassava, water and sugar. This is something you can easily make for any special occasion, or simply to make for snack at home.

When was the last time you've eaten Pichi pichi?

Are you one of those Filipinos who hoard frozen cassava, or the one who empty them from the store? I will be one of those, if our Asian store have enough of them. Unfortunately, my nearest Asian store is 4 hours away, and every time I go there, it's either there is none or only 2 left. Not fun at all.

I went there before Christmas last year, and I got 2 packs of frozen cassava and I snagged it right away. So last Christmas, I made this, but then, I have trouble finding a fresh coconut to coat it, so I have to use a shredded cheddar cheese, which somehow worked well, but not as delicious.

Do you have trouble finding "fresh" coconut in our store? I do. This is the 3rd time I have to return them since they are stale...

Do you have any tips on how to tell if coconut is good? I usually can tell if I can  hear the juice when I shake it, but this time, that technique did not work.

This Pichi Pichi is very easy to make. Made only of 3 ingredients: cassava, water and sugar. This is something you can easily make for any special occasion, or simply to make for snack at home.

HOW TO MAKE THE LYE WATER SUBSTITUTE

Another challenge for me is finding the lye water; so I searched lye water substitute and found this in  YT and it actually worked.

Here is the mixture:

Mix 1 cup of water and add in 1 teaspoon of baking soda. Boil for 5 minutes and let cool. Add it into your Pichi Pichi ingredients and Puto Kutchinta and you don't have to worry about lye water. I heard bottled lye water is unhealthy, so here is the lye water substitute you can use.

SHREDDED COCONUT REPLACEMENT:

If you can't find fresh coconut to coat your Pichi pichi, use a mild cheddar cheese. Although I prefer the coconut more.

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This Pichi Pichi is very easy to make. Made only of 3 ingredients: cassava, water and sugar. This is something you can easily make for any special occasion, or simply to make for snack at home.

PICHI PICHI


  • Author: Shobelyn Dayrit
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 8 pieces 1x
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This Pichi Pichi is very easy to make. Made only of 3 ingredients: cassava, water and sugar. This is something you can easily make for any special occasion


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Ingredients

1 lb frozen cassava, thawed

1 cup granulated sugar (please see notes)

2 cups water

2 teaspoon buko pandan flavoring (optional)

HOW TO MAKE LYE WATER

1 cup water

1 teaspoon baking soda


Instructions

Lye water

Pour water into a small saucepan and add in the baking soda. Boil mixture for 5 minutes and let cool before adding to the ingredients.

PICHI PICHI

In a small bowl, mix cassava, water, 1 teaspoon homemade lye water, and granulated sugar. Mix until incorporated and add in 2 teaspoons of Buko Pandan flavor.

MIx until there's no white streaks.

Add about 1/4 cup of the mixture into a small mold pan

Steam for 45 minutes and let cool.

Roll in a freshly shredded coconut.


Notes

If you are not planning to add flavoring, use brown sugar.

  • Category: Filipino
  • Method: steaming

Keywords: # Pichi pichi recipe #how to make lye water # lye water substitute

 

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