Day 19- Kutsinta

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TODAY'S RECIPE: Kutsinta
Blog Commentary: I've wanted to make this for the past week but had NO idea what the heck lye water was or if it was even available here so I just kept pushing it off until I FINALLY found some lye water at our local Asian supermarket. Also, the other thing that was stopping me was getting a steamer. Last time I cooked a recipe (puto) that needed a steamer, I used an alternative and cooked it in the oven. The result wasn't too bad, but it wasn't exactly what I was looking for. So I found a wooden steamer that was able to hold some aluminum muffin molds (which I had to cut so it could fit). The result was pretty good. I didn't use food coloring cause I didn't think it was necessary. I kinda regretted it because it ended up turning rather brown and sewer-water-color. O wells, lesson learned. For those of you who don't know what kutsinta is, it's basically a hard jello-like version of a muffin/rice cake. It's a very light dessert. Well at least it tastes like it.
Reference: http://www.pinoyrecipe.net/cuchinta-or-kutsinta-recipe/
ORIGINAL RECIPE:	JO'S RECIPE:
Ingredients	Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose or rice flour cup brown sugar cups water teaspoon lihia (lye) few drops of yellow food color grated coconut	1 cup all-purpose or rice flour 1 cup brown sugar 1 1/2 cups of water teaspoon lihia (lye) water few drops of yellow food color (recommended) grated coconut
Procedures:	Procedures:
1. Boil water for the steamer. 2. In a bowl, blend all the ingredients except grated coconut. 3. Mix until smooth and free from lumps. Strain. 4. Half-fill small muffin pans. Steam for 10-20 minutes. 5. Cool for 5 minutes then remove from the pans. 6. Serve with grated coconut.	1. Boil water for the steamer. 2. In a bowl, blend all the ingredients except grated coconut. 3. Mix until smooth and free from lumps. Strain. 4. Half-fill small muffin pans. Steam for 10-20 minutes. 5. Cool for 5 minutes then remove from the pans. 6. Serve with grated coconut.
Next: Baked Tahong (Mussels) w/ grilled eggplant and salsa