Native Food in Camotes – Puto Maya
Puto maya is one of the Filipino foods great for breakfast and snacks in Cebu Camotes, and in the Philippines. Even in the city, it is a great meal for breakfast. It’s aroma and distinctive taste is great especially when mixed with ginger. Puto maya is best eaten with hot pure cocoa milk.
To make puto maya, you will need the following ingredients:
1/2 kilo pilit (sticky rice) and tapol (black rice)
3 cups coconut milk
1/4 kilo sugar
1 tablespoon salt
3 inch piece of ginger sliced thinly sliced
To prepare the coconut milk mixture: boil coconut milk. Add sugar, salt & ginger. Reduce the liquid until it is rich and thick (espiso).
Soak the sticky rice for 3 hours. In a steamer lined with cheesecloth pour the pre-soaked sticky rice and black rice. Cover until cooked. Once the rice is soft and cooked, sprinkle the coconut milk mixture and folding the rice inside the pot. Continue adding the coconut milk mixture until desired texture is achieved.
Let the rice cool down a little bit. Rip banana leaves into pieces about as wide as your palm.
Twist the leaves and create a small triangular pouch.
Scoop in the rice.
Fold the top flap. and it’s done!
