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Budbud kabog

Name: Budbud kabog
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 70 min
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 200 g hulled millet; 400 ml coconut milk; 250 ml water; 100 g sugar; 0.5 tsp salt; 6 pieces banana leaves; 2 ripe mango

Budbud kabog: Negros millet cooked in sweet coconut milk and steamed in banana leaf

Features:

Vegetarian

Dairy free Make ahead

Cuisine:

Filipino

Budbud is the Visayan name for sticky rice rolls steamed in banana leaf, and the famous kabog version from Tanjay, Negros Oriental, uses millet instead of rice. The millet is cooked thick in coconut milk and sugar, rolled into banana leaves and steamed until it sets into a soft, slightly grainy log. In Dumaguete it is breakfast with ripe mango and a cup of tablea hot chocolate. Chef's tip: wilt the banana leaves briefly over a flame or in hot water so they fold without splitting.

Total time: 70 min
Difficulty: medium
Serves: 6

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Ingredients

Serves6

7 oz hulled milletrinsed and soaked 1 hour
1 ¾ cups coconut milk
1 cup water
3 ½ oz sugar
½ tsp salt
6 pieces banana leavesabout 25 x 20 cm each, wilted
2 ripe mango (optional)sliced, to serve

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Method

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Step 1: Drain 7 oz hulled millet. Put it in a heavy pan with 1 ¾ cups coconut milk, 1 cup water, 3 ½ oz sugar and ½ tsp salt and bring to a simmer over a medium heat, stirring.
5 min
Step 2: Cook over a low heat for 20–25 minutes, stirring often and scraping the bottom, until the millet is soft and the mixture is very thick and pulls away from the pan. Common mistake: stopping while it is still loose; it won't hold its shape after steaming.
25 min
Step 3: Cool for 10 minutes. Spoon a sixth of the mixture along the long edge of each 6 pieces banana leaves piece, roll up tightly into a 3 cm-thick log and fold or twist the ends closed.
10 min
Step 4: Steam the rolls over boiling water on a medium-high heat for 20 minutes, until firm when pressed. Cool slightly, unwrap and serve with 2 ripe mango.
20 min

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 330 kcal
Protein: 5 g
Carbs: 46 g
Fat: 15 g
Fibre: 3 g

Nutrition values are estimates.

Recipe by

KrazyBadal

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Good to know

How long does budbud kabog take?: About 70 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 50 minutes to cook.
How many people does it serve?: 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
Is it vegan?: Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
Is it gluten free?: Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
Can I make it ahead?: Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
What can I use instead of coconut milk?: Single cream, same amount (not dairy free).
What can I use instead of sugar?: Caster sugar, same amount.

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