Sri Lanka

Kiribath

Name: Kiribath
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Sri Lanka
Ingredients: 300 g Short-grain rice; 500 ml Water; 250 ml Thick coconut milk; 1 tsp Salt; to serve Lunu miris (chili sambol)

Sri Lankan milk rice cake

Kiribath is a firm rice cake cooked in coconut milk - in Sri Lanka the traditional festive dish for the New Year and special occasions.

The cooked rice is pressed flat and cut into its characteristic diamonds; it is often served with spicy lunu miris sambol or jaggery.

Servings4

Time40 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Short-grain rice300 g
Water500 ml
Thick coconut milk250 ml
Salt1 tsp
Lunu miris (chili sambol)to serve

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cook the rice soft in water.
Add coconut milk and salt.
Simmer stirring until thick and creamy.
Spread onto a board and press flat.
Cut into diamonds, serve with lunu miris.

Make it original

Coconut milk for kiribath is in the Asia Boutique.

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