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In a pot over medium-low heat, add the pandan leaves, coconut milk, and coconut cream. Stir and simmer until aromatic.
Add rice, salt, sugar, and buko pandan flavoring. Mix until almost cooked and sticky.
In a pan with a bit of oil, add sugar and allow to caramelize.
Mix in water and coconut meat. Mix well until coconut meat is coated with caramelized sugar. Set aside to cool.
Place banana leaves, 2 at a time, in a microwave for 30 seconds.
Spread about 1/2 a cup of suman on a banana leaf, shape into a square.
Place about 1/2 tablespoon of filling slightly below the middle of the suman. Roll the banana leaf, using it to secure a suman log inside.
Add another banana leaf and roll. Fold the sides and tie with pandan leaf strips.
Steam for 20 minutes and serve with more filling and coconut cream.
Ingredients
Directions
In a pot over medium-low heat, add the pandan leaves, coconut milk, and coconut cream. Stir and simmer until aromatic.
Add rice, salt, sugar, and buko pandan flavoring. Mix until almost cooked and sticky.
In a pan with a bit of oil, add sugar and allow to caramelize.
Mix in water and coconut meat. Mix well until coconut meat is coated with caramelized sugar. Set aside to cool.
Place banana leaves, 2 at a time, in a microwave for 30 seconds.
Spread about 1/2 a cup of suman on a banana leaf, shape into a square.
Place about 1/2 tablespoon of filling slightly below the middle of the suman. Roll the banana leaf, using it to secure a suman log inside.
Add another banana leaf and roll. Fold the sides and tie with pandan leaf strips.
Steam for 20 minutes and serve with more filling and coconut cream.
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