Kiri Bath (Milk Rice)
      Posted by Malini on January 03, 1997

      This is a popular breakfast item in Sri Lanka. A must in most
      auspicious occasions.

      Ingredients

      4 cups of white rice
      Cream of 1 coconut (or one 13 oz can)
      salt to taste


      Method

      Clean and wash the rice. Put the rice in a pan, stick in the
      index finger on surface of rice and fill water upto slightly above
      the 2nd joint of the index finger. Cover and cook the the rice
      under low heat.

      When the rice is almost done, mix the salt with the coconut
      milk and add to the rice stir and cook for a few more minutes.

      Serve the hot rice on to a platter and flatten it using flat spoon
      or spatula. Cut it into squares and serve with Seeni sambol,
      cutta sambol or juggery.