Kiribath

Name: Kiribath
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Sri Lankan
Ingredients: 2 cups rice; 2 cups coconut milk; 1 cup water; Salt to taste

කිරිබත්/KEE-ree-baht/

About this dish

Rice cooked in coconut milk until thick and set, cut into diamonds, a festive breakfast dish.

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Ingredients

🍚2 cups rice

🥥2 cups coconut milk

💧1 cup water

🧂Salt to taste

Method

Serves 4

Cook the rice with water until mostly absorbed.

Stir in coconut milk and continue cooking until thick and creamy.

Season with salt.

Spread onto a flat tray and let cool and set.

Cut into diamond shapes and serve with lunu miris (chili relish).

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Kiribath, meaning 'milk rice', is a traditional Sri Lankan dish eaten to mark new beginnings, such as New Year and other milestones.

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