Maranao
Ulam (Main Dishes)
Chicken Piaparan
Piaparan a Manok
Maranao chicken piaparan—drumsticks and thighs coated in golden turmeric papar (sautéed coconut), with palapa, coconut milk sauce, and chili-chive gar
Island recipes
Mindanao Filipino Recipes
Mindanao recipes bring banana-leaf rice, grilled skewers, turmeric coconut stews, and southern spice to the Filipino table.
5 recipes in this collection.
Maranao
Silog Breakfasts
Pastil
Pastil (Kagikit at Kanin)
Maranao pastil—fluffy white rice on banana leaf topped with dark brown shredded chicken kagikit, with spicy calamansi-chili sawsawan for breakfast.
Chavacano
Ulam (Main Dishes)
Satti
Satti (Zamboanga Skewers)
Zamboanga satti—grilled beef, chicken, and liver skewers in thick orange peanut-chili sauce with yellow ta'mu rice cubes, fried shallots, and aromatic
Maranao
Soups & Nilaga
Tyula Itum
Tyula' Itum (Itim na Sabaw)
Maranao tyula itum—beef slow-simmered in a black broth of burnt coconut, turmeric, and lemongrass; Mindanao's dark, aromatic soup for feasts and Frida
Maranao
Ulam (Main Dishes)
Beef Randang
Randang na Baka
Maranao beef randang—slow-braised beef in spiced coconut milk with lemongrass and turmeric until the sauce clings dark and rich; Mindanao's answer to