Kiribath
Kiribath, from above
VegVeganSri Lanka

Kiribath

Rice cooked in coconut milk and cut into diamonds. Sri Lanka's food for new beginnings.

40 minTime
7 gProtein each
mildSpice
Milk rice for new beginnings1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayRice cooked with coconut milk, cut in diamonds.
The original
443kcalsame
7 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
40minutessame

Classic kiribath.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Rice1½ cups short grain white rice
Thick coconut milk1¼ cups
Water2¼ cups
Salt1 tsp

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Cook the rice in the water until soft and a little overcooked.
  2. 2Pour in coconut milk and salt and stir on low until thick and creamy.
  3. 3Spread on a plate, flatten with a banana leaf or spatula and cut into diamonds.
Serve it like this

Cut into diamonds on a banana leaf and serve warm with lunu miris, pol sambol or a fish curry.

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Make it a meal

What goes with Kiribath: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

With a main Sri Lankan chicken curry60 min
On the side Lunu miris5 min
On the side Pol sambol10 min
A little snack Mangalore buns40 min
To drink South Indian filter coffee20 min
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