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Kiribath
Kiribath
Alternative names
කිරිබත්, Milk rice
Course
Breakfast, Main dish
Place of origin
Sri Lanka
Associated cuisine
Sri Lankan cuisine
Cooking time
50 minutes to 1 hour 20 min
Main ingredients
Rice, coconut milk
Ingredients generally used
Salt
Variations
Mun Kiribath, Imbul kiribath
Similar dishes
Coconut rice
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Kiribath (Sinhala: කිරිබත්) is a traditional Sri Lankan dish made from rice. It is prepared by cooking rice with coconut milk, hence this name, and can be considered a form of rice cake or rice pudding.[1] Kiribath is an essential dish in Sri Lankan cuisine. It is very commonly served for breakfast on the first day of each month and also has the added significance of being eaten for any auspicious moment throughout one's lifetime which are marking times of transition.[2][3] It is one of the more renowned traditional dishes in Sri Lanka.[4]
Kiribath (Sinhala: කිරිබත්) is a traditional Sri Lankan dish made from rice. It is prepared by cooking rice with coconut milk, hence this name, and can...
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large bowl of rice, most often boiled, but frequently fried. Sometimes kiribath, rice cooked in coconut milk, is served. A vegetable curry, perhaps of...
spices). In Sri Lanka, coconut rice is often referred to as "milk rice" or kiribath. It is widely served across the nation on special occasions. It is accompanied...
standards, and high literacy rate. Dishes include rice and curry, pittu, kiribath, wholemeal roti, string hoppers, wattalapam (a rich pudding of Malay origin...
cuisine and Sri Lankan cuisine and eaten for New Year's Day festivities. Kiribath, a traditional dish made from coconut milk and rice in Sri Lankan cuisine...
determined by astrological calculations - from lighting the fire to making the Kiribath (milk rice) to entering into the first business transaction and eating...
agricultural features with Kerala. A well-known rice dish with Sinhalese is Kiribath, meaning 'milk rice'. In addition to sambols, Sinhalese eat mallung, chopped...
items; influences from Malay cuisine and South Indian cuisine are evident. Kiribath is a traditional rice pudding from Sri Lanka Sri Lankan rice and curry...
People. Tamil and Sinhala customs such as wearing the Thaali or eating Kiribath were widely prevalent among the Moors. Arab customs such as congregational...
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