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Duman Suman
Pampanga duman wrapped with coconut milk and muscovado into tender green-rice suman that preserves the grain’s fresh aroma.
- Prep time
- 25 min plus 10 min cooling
- Cook time
- 35–45 min
- Yield
- Makes 10–12 parcels
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Ingredients
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Method
- Rinse fresh duman very gently so the delicate flattened grains are not washed away, then drain in a fine sieve.
- Warm coconut milk, muscovado, salt, and pandan just until the sugar dissolves.
- Add the duman and cook over low heat for 5–8 minutes, folding carefully until the grains absorb some coconut milk but remain visibly green. Remove the pandan before wrapping.
- Cool for 10 minutes while cutting double banana-leaf rectangles and wiping them clean.
- Spoon modest portions onto the leaves, fold into flat parcels, and tie without compressing the tender grains.
- Steam the parcels for 25–30 minutes rather than boiling them, which better protects the fresh duman texture.
- Open one tester: the grains should be tender and cohesive but still recognisable, with no watery liquid inside.
- Rest 10 minutes and serve warm with latik or a restrained coconut caramel.