250 g rice
250 ml water
375 ml thick coconut milk
1/2 tsp salt
Directions
Wash the rice and place in a pan with the water.
Bring to the boil and simmer until rice is soft. Add
the coconut milk and the salt and mix well with a
wooden spoon. Gover the pan and simmer over a low
flame until the milk is absorbed. Place the rice on a
shallow serving dish and flatten smooth. Cut into
diamond or square shapes. From "A taste of Sri Lanka"
by Indra Jayasekera, ISBN #962 224 010 0
Servings: 1 servings
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