Pinoy’s Ginataang Halu-Halo
As one blogger noticed and commented on my previous posts that it seems Filipino dishes are commonly cooked with coconut milk. I say, heโs correct. Even some of our favorite desserts and snacks are with coconut milk. Hence, today, I’ll feature a snack with jack fruit. This is also dedicated to Irene of Slice of Mexico who would love to know more of our jack fruit dishes. This is one of the most popular aside from the jack fruit stew in coconut milk or Ginataang Langka ๐ This is โGinataang Halu-Haloโ or snacks made from root crops, ripe jack fruit, corn and coconut milk. Halu-halo is a Filipino word which means mix of everything. There’s a cold version of halu-halo which is one of our popular desserts with crushed iced, milk, cooked jack fruit seed pods and sweetened root crops.

Cooking process
For the preparation, wash, clean and peel the root crops, cut them into dice. For the ripe jackfruit, just get the yellow seed pods, take off the seeds.
Jack fruit seed pods cut into strips, diced taro Diced sweet potatoes and saba banana Coconut Milk
In a deep pan, bring to boil the coconut milk, keep stirring to avoid lumps. When it’s boiling, add in the jack fruit, diced sweet potatoes (camote), banana and taro. Simmer until they become tender. Add in sweet corn. Simmer for some more minutes, finally add the sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla.

For this version, I didn’t include sago. Some add pandan leaves to enhance fragrance and flavor. It’s carbohydrate loaded sweet snacks.
Looks yummy.. will definitely try this
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Thank you so much… yes please try and tell me how’s the taste… ๐
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Lovely, coconut milk and Jack fruit v popular in india to, will try๐๐
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Thank you so much.. Yes… it’s one of the best pairs… ๐
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Looks great
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Hi, thank you! Yes, it’s proven delicious… ๐
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I still need to try Jackfruit
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Hi, yes, it’s sweet and chewy when eaten ripe and raw. ๐ ๐ ๐
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I heard someone use it as a meat replacement in savory dishes . Either way it sounds good.
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Yes, you can stew it in coconut milk when still young and not yet ripe. ๐
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Oh nice ! Iโll try that out when I find a Jackfruit
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๐ ๐ ๐ Thank you so much! I really appreciate it…
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Jack fruit dessert, hearing of it for the first time. Though it looks yummy.
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Hi, thanks for this! Yes, when ripe jack fruit seed pods are sweet, juicy and chewy. We make jams from it. ๐
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Haan here they eat fruit and we makenxurry
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That’s good to hear! Thanks for the sharing. ๐
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Looks very similar to a Vietnamese dish my mom makes!๐โค๐
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Wow, that’s nice! We really have so much similarities… ๐ ๐ ๐
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This is a unique combination! Would like to try!
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Thank you! Yes, please do so. It’s creamy, sweet, chewy and chunky – because of the root crops, jack fruit, coconut milk and sugar.. ๐
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We eat raw jackfruit or cook it with lot of species and eat with rice. Never had thought of jackfruit in a dessert. It is very sweet itself. But this recipe is very unique.
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Yes, for this recipe, I use the seed pods of the ripe jack fruit. ๐ We also cook young and unripe jack fruit in coconut milk with shrimps and/or crabs. It’s tasty and flavorful. I’ll feature this one day…
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Hi, Maria.
Firstly, thanks for stopping by my blog. It helps me to meet you. I am really impressed after reading about you and your thoughts. It will be a nice journey with you to find more about Philippines ๐
By the way, the dessert looks delicious. ๐
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Hi, thank you so much for this message. I really appreciate your kind words. I love to cook and found your delightful recipes, which someday, I hope to try. Stay safe… ๐
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Surely. This platform gives us a chance to exchange culture, food and so mane things. I am looking forward to it.
Take care ๐
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All the best for you… ๐
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You have jack-fruit too? I love jack-fruit! In my country, they grow so big and sweet ๐
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Hi, yes, we have a lot of jack fruits. And we stew the young fruit in coconut milk and crabs. Someday, I’ll feature this dish. ๐
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That sounds really good. i think you should lol.
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Yum!
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