Pichi Pichi (Easy Microwave version)

Name: Pichi Pichi (Easy Microwave version)
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups frozen cassava, thawed and not drained; 2 cups water; 1 1/4 cup sugar; 2 tsp pandan flavoring green; 2 tsp lye water; 2 cups grated coconut sweetened or unsweetened; 1/4 cup water

Sarah JingJing @iwinatlife

My aunt gave me this version and it is so much easier than steaming. Nostalgic and delicious.

Sarah JingJing @iwinatlife

My aunt gave me this version and it is so much easier than steaming. Nostalgic and delicious.

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Ingredients

45 -50 minutes

6 to 8 servings

2 cupsfrozen cassava, thawed and not drained
2 cupswater
1 1/4 cupsugar
2 tsppandan flavoring green
2 tsplye water
Coconut flakes mixture for rolling
2 cupsgrated coconut sweetened or unsweetened
1/4 cupwater

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Steps

45 -50 minutes

1

Mix sugar and water untili dissolved. Add pandan flavoring. Mix well.
2

Put cassava with juices in a large microwave proof bowl. Add dissolved sugar mixture and mix until well incorporated. While stirring, add lye water. Set aside and let sit 30 minutes.
3

Meanwhile, make coconut flakes mixture by mixing sweetened or unsweetened coconut flakes with 1/4 cup water to rehydrate. (You can do a mixture of both sweet and unsweet flakes depending on your preference) Set aside for rolling later.
4

After letting cassava mixture sit. Microwave on high for 15 minutes, stirring well every 3-5 mintues or until water has dried and cassava has cooked through. Cool. (you can speed up cooling by stirring every 5 to 10 minutes)
5

Drop heaping rounded spoonfuls of cooled mixture in coconut flakes. Roll each rounded ball until covered with shavings. Flatten each covered ball into a circular shaped disc. Serve.