Coconut Milk Rice (Kiribath)

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add rice to a bowl and rinse with room temperature water until the water runs nearly clear then drain the rice in a fine-mesh strainer
  2. 2Add rice to a bowl and rinse with room temperature water until the water runs nearly clear then drain the rice in a fine-mesh strainer
  3. 3Add rice to a bowl and rinse with room temperature water until the water runs nearly clear then drain the rice in a fine-mesh strainer
  4. 4Add rice to a saucepan or pot and pour in water
  5. 5Add rice to a saucepan or pot and pour in water
  6. 6Add rice to a saucepan or pot and pour in water
  7. 7Cover and cook over medium heat until the rice is fully cooked
  8. 8Cover and cook over medium heat until the rice is fully cooked
  9. 9Cover and cook over medium heat until the rice is fully cooked
  10. 10Dissolve coconut milk powder in hot water
  11. 11Dissolve coconut milk powder in hot water
  12. 12Dissolve coconut milk powder in hot water
  13. 13Dissolve salt in coconut milk mixture
  14. 14Dissolve salt in coconut milk mixture
  15. 15Dissolve salt in coconut milk mixture
  16. 16Turn the heat to medium-low heat. Add coconut milk mixture to the cooked rice and mix well, stirring constantly
  17. 17Turn the heat to medium-low heat. Add coconut milk mixture to the cooked rice and mix well, stirring constantly
  18. 18Turn the heat to medium-low heat. Add coconut milk mixture to the cooked rice and mix well, stirring constantly
  19. 19Once the coconut milk is fully absorbed and the rice become a little sticky and thicker, turn off the stove and pour it in a dish
  20. 20Once the coconut milk is fully absorbed and the rice become a little sticky and thicker, turn off the stove and pour it in a dish
  21. 21Once the coconut milk is fully absorbed and the rice become a little sticky and thicker, turn off the stove and pour it in a dish
  22. 22Flatten it thick and smooth out the surface of the milk rice with the back of a flat spoon or a spatula
  23. 23Flatten it thick and smooth out the surface of the milk rice with the back of a flat spoon or a spatula
  24. 24Flatten it thick and smooth out the surface of the milk rice with the back of a flat spoon or a spatula
  25. 25Let it cool down completely
  26. 26Let it cool down completely
  27. 27Let it cool down completely
  28. 28Cut it into a diamond shape or square pieces
  29. 29Cut it into a diamond shape or square pieces
  30. 30Cut it into a diamond shape or square pieces
  31. 31Serve with lunu miris or seeni sambol
  32. 32Serve with lunu miris or seeni sambol
  33. 33Serve with lunu miris or seeni sambol

Ingredients

  • 2 cups basmati rice
  • 2 cups basmati rice
  • 2 cups basmati rice
  • 4.5 cups water
  • 4.5 cups water
  • 4.5 cups water
  • 9 tablespoons coconut milk powder
  • 9 tablespoons coconut milk powder
  • 9 tablespoons coconut milk powder
  • 2.5 cups hot water
  • 2.5 cups hot water
  • 2.5 cups hot water
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons salt

Equipment

bowlfine-mesh strainersaucepanpotflat spoonspatulaknifedish

Tips

  • Any raw rice can be used, but not par-boiled rice
  • Start with 2 ½ cups of milk mixture to begin with.
  • Use 2 tablespoons of coconut milk powder if you want less coconut flavour.