Milk Rice (Kiribath Recipe)

Ingredients2 cups short grain white rice
3 cups water
2 cups thick coconut milk
2 teaspoons salt
1 stick cinnamon, optional



Method:

Wash rice and put rice and water into a pan and bring to the boil. Cover and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes. Add coconut milk, salt and cinnamon, stir well with handle of a wooden spoon, cover pan and simmer on low heat for further 10-15 minutes, when all the coconut milk should be absorbed. Remove cinnamon, cool slightly, then turn out on to a flat plate. Mark off in diamond shapes and serve with coconut sambol.