Pandesal/Filipino Bread Rolls

Pandesal which is also known as Pan de Sal is a popular bread rolls which is quite common in Philipines. Pan de sal which means Salt bread in Spanich is quite a common bread there and this bread calls for usual ingredients like flour, eggs, yeast,sugar and salt. And the particularity of this bread is they are rolled finally on bread crumbs before baking. This gives a fabulous look to these bread rolls. This bread is a most known among the Filipino bread do exists. This bread tastes slightly sweet, absolutely soft and fluffy white bread rolls to enjoy with some salted butter and jam. But we loved this bread rolls with both nutella and honey. Yes this cuties are dangerously addictive and this rolls reminds me of our own milk buns do exists in most of the bakeries in India.

Puto/Filipino Steamed Cake

Puto is a Steamed rice cake usually served for snacks or as accompaniment for savoury dishes in Philipines. This dish is believed as a derived dish of Indian steamed puttu aka rice cake of Kerala. This cake is served simply with butter or else topped with grated coconut as much as like Kerala puttu. This puto is prepared as small cakes using mini round moulds which is steam cooked in Bamboo steamer, but you can still steam cook this cute looking Filipino cake either by using mini muffin pans or mini tartlets moulds or else simply in our Idli moulds. However i prepared mine by using mini tartlets moulds, though Puto looks super white in colour mine was slightly dull coz of light brown sugar i used for making this Puto.

Piyaya/Piaya/Muscovado Flatbreads

After Yemeni flatbreads, am taking you all to Philippines, yes Piyaya or piaya is a sweet unleavened flatbreads which is quite popular in Filipino Cuisine. This flatbreads are filled with muscovado sugar aka unrefined cane sugar. This flat bread is one of the most well known street food in Philippines, especially in Bacolod in Negros where most of the sugar from Philippines comes from. This Piaya makes an excellent evening snacks to serve along with a cup of tea or coffee. This Filipino unleavened flatbreads calls for a super soft crust with a fantastic syrup from the sugar which gives a distinct texture to every bite of this flatbread. Sesame seeds are sprinkled while rolling this flatbreads, which gives a nuttiness to this delicious flatbreads.

Yema - Filipino Custard Candy

Just two more days to finish a month of long blogging marathon, you guys would have noticed since 2 september i have been posting different recipes under different themes with alphabets as starting letters.Today am posting with 'Y'as starting letter under International Cuisine as theme. Y letter have very much limited recipes and my choice went immediately to a Filipino custard candy. This candy is quite famous and its available in every markets and shops.

Actually this candy is prepared usually with condensed milk and egg yolk,but some may go for milk powder and omit the egg yolks, seriously with these simple ingredients this candy is ready to munch. Yema is a fantastic gooey filipino candies which gets ready in very less time and these bite sized custard are definitely an addictive snacks or desserts after a meal. This candy is one the popular dessert that many people from Philipines would have carried atleast once in their lunch box or when they visit  their friends and relatives. Obviously this yema is a fancy finger foods and you can make these candies with different variations like vanilla flavoured,coffee flavoured etc..However these Yema tastes like our kalakand for me.