Gintaang Halo-Halo (Binignit)

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sweet potatoes kamote, diced

1 cup taro roots gabi, diced

1 1/2 cups purple yam

1 1/4 cup plantains saging na saba, diced

1 cup ripe jackfruit langka, sliced

2 cups small tapioca pearls cooked

12 to 20 pieces glutinous rice balls bilo-bilo

1 cup granulated white sugar

3 1/2 cups coconut milk

2 cups water

Pour water in a large cooking pot and apply heat. Let boil. Add 1 3/4 cups of coconut milk then wait until it re-boils. Put-in the sweet potatoes, purple yam, and taro roots and simmer for 8 minutes. Pour-in the remaining coconut milk, sugar, and glutinous rice balls then stir. Simmer for 7 minutes. Add the plantains then cook for an additional 2 minutes. Put-in the jack fruit and cook for 2 minutes more. Slowly slide-in the cooked tapioca pearls then stir. Simmer for 1 minute. Turn off heat and transfer to a serving plate. Serve either hot or cold. Share and enjoy!

Photo Credit: https://www.lutongbahayrecipe.com/
Source: Panlasang Pinoy

*Fresh ingredients available at Karuhatan Market.