How to make Kiribath

Dubai based Sri Lankan expat shares the recipe of a traditional Sri Lankan main course dish called Kiribath.

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00:30In Sri Lanka, we were, our profession from the ancient time, we were farmers.

00:42We were very close to the nature and we were doing the farming.

00:46In the early morning, they go to farms.

00:48They go to the fields, they work long hours up to about 2 o'clock, so then they come home.

00:55Therefore, they take a very rich, the meal very rich in carbohydrate.

01:01So, the milk rice was very common as they need very strong breakfast.

01:08Because they work exposed to the sun, then they work outside long time.

01:12Also, the milk rice made with the rice, whether it's white rice or red rice, mixed with coconut milk.

01:21It's slow cooked food item.

01:24Also, then it mixed with, blended with sweet coconut, raw coconut, sweetened with honey or trickle.

01:34So, then it adds lot of carbohydrate as well as the sweetness.

01:38The other way, the people eat it with spicy way, the same milk rice, but with no sweet coconut, no honey.

01:50Just with the chili paste or some similar hot curry.