Ginataang Halo-Halo Recipe (Binignit)

Ginataang Halo-halo (also known as binignit) is a Filipino dessert dish. This is composed of different tubers such as sweet potato, purple yam, and taro root. Aside from the tubers, other ingredients include plantains, tapioca pearls, and glutinous rice balls (bilo-bilo). This dish is also known as binignit in some parts of the Philippines.

Dishes that are cooked in coconut milk are locally called “Ginataan”. This word was derived from the root word “gata”, which means coconut milk. On the other hand, the word “Halo-halo” refers to the combination of different components or ingredients that were used to complete the dish; this also refers to a popular Filipino summer dessert wherein several sweet ingredients are combined with crushed iced, evaporated milk, leche flan, and ube halaya.

Aside from being a dessert dish, Ginataang Halo-halo is also served during meryenda (mid afternoon snack).

I like the flavor and texture of this dessert dish: the sweetness is just about right while the soft and chewy texture of the components makes eating more enjoyable.

Do you like Ginataang Halo-halo too? What do you like most about this dish?

Ginataang Halo-halo Recipe (Binignit)

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients:

• 2 cups glutinuos rice or sticky rice(malagkit in Filipino)
• 1 large coconut, meat grated
• 1 small sized taro, cubed (gabi)
• 1 medium sized purple yam, cubed (ube)
• 1 cup orange sweet potatoes, cubed (camote)
• 1 cup yellow sweet potatoes, cubed (camote)
• 4 pieces cardaba or plantains, sliced (saba in Filipino)
• 2 cups sago, cooked
• 2 cup tapioca (landang), cooked
• 2 cups brown sugar (depending on how sweet you want it)
• 10-12 cups water
• 4 cups hot water
• 1 cup jackfruit, strips (langka in Filipino)

Instructions:

1. How to make the coconut milk:
2. For the 1st extract: Add 1 1/4 cup of hot water to the grated coconut: Squeeze it using your hand. Set aside.
3. for the 2nd extract add the remaining hot water then repeat the 1st step and set aside.
4. Washed and rinse the rice
5. In a deep pot add rice and water. Cook for 30-40 minutes. Stir constantly to prevent rice from sticking at the bottom.
6. Add the 2nd extract of the coconut, sweet potatoes, purple yam and taro. Cook for another 10 minutes.
7. Add Bananas and the 1st extract of the coconut. Cook for another 5 minutes. Mix well
8. Add sugar and mix well.
9. Add Sago and tapioca. You can also add the Jackfruit. Simmer for 1 minute and it's done.

Nutrition

Calories: 477kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Sodium: 47mg | Potassium: 521mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 3410IU | Vitamin C: 8.1mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 4mg