Maruya I (Banana Fritters)

This Turon Saba recipe is a typical Filipino merienda or snack. Turon resembles as a banana spring rolls which consist of plantain and jackfruit that is wrapped in a lumpia wrapper then dipped in brown sugar and fried. This Turon is always my favorite order to filipino food store here in Canada. Delicious talaga! Ingredients : 1/2 dozen ripe saba (banana pla[...]

Suman Moron is a smoother variety of suman. This chocolate moron that is made up of ground glutinous rice also known as “malagkit” being cooked in coconut milk. Moron can either be mixed or plain with cocoa or chocolate. Ingredients : 1/2 cup malagkit (glutinous) rice 1-1/2 cup ordinary rice 3/4 cup coconut milk 1-1/2 cup sugar 1 cup chocolate or[...]

Ingredients : 6 medium ripe saba (or plantain bananas) 2 cups sugar 3 cups water 1/2 tsp. salt Cooking Procedures : Pour water in a saucepan.  Stir in sugar and salt to dissolve.  Heat over medium heat.  Bring syrup to a boil and then lower the heat and let it simmer for 10 minutes. Peel bananas and cut into 1/2 inch slices.  Add to simmering syrup and c[...]

  Ingredients: 1 box of Graham crackers 1 box of Graham crumbs (optional) 2 small cans Nestle cream 1 can of Condensed milk 1 can of Evaporated milk 6 ripe mangoes, sliced Instructions: Prepare a rectangular glass dish with or without lid. In a bowl, whisk Nestle cream until smooth. Add the condensed and evaporated milk. Whisk until well combined. Using [...]

Ingredients : 1 cup rice, uncooked 1/2 cup mongo sugar water oil, for deep frying Cooking Procedures : Soak rice overnight in water, then grind.  Wrap in cheesecloth and hang to drip.  On the other hand, boil mongo and mash. Dissolve 1/3 cup sugar in 1/8 cupwater, then add mixture to mashed mongo.  Cook over medium heat until dry.  Allow to cool, then s[...]