Blueberry Milk Rice "Kiribath"
Creamy, slightly sweetened, aromatic, blueberry milk rice or "kiribath" - can provide you with an energizing breakfast to start to your day!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 cup U.S.-grown basmati rice
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2/3 cup fresh blueberries
- 1/8 th teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons rose water (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Place the rice and coconut milk and water in a deep pan and bring to a boil
- 2
When mixture reaches a rolling boil, turn the flame/heat down low
- 3
Add the cinnamon, blueberries, salt, honey and rose water (which adds a lovely flavor and scent, but is totally optional) and stir well
- 4
Cover and let simmer for 18 minutes - make sure the flame is low as otherwise the liquid will evaporate entirely too quickly and the rice might get burnt.
- 5
Remove from heat and pour into a shallow glass container
- 6
Let cool (I let mine sit in the fridge for 30 minutes) before cutting into squares
- 7
Eat plain or topped with whipped coconut cream