The Special Rice

         There is a special Rice in Sri Lankan cuisine, which named Kiri Bath. Also known as Milk Rice. This special Rice prepared by cooking Rice with adding Coconut Milk or Fresh Cow Milk. Sri Lankans commonly serve this delicious meal for breakfast for celebrating their special moments. At the first day of every month, Birthdays, Weddings, New Year Celebrations, even at the first shave of bread they prepare Kiri Bath to Eat with Lunu Mirisa. Then it's a renowned traditional Sri Lankan dish also. 

        Sri Lankan housewives are expert in this dish. On Ancient days, new brides should prepare a Milk Rice for husband's relatives after the arrival of his home. It was a judgment and a tradition in past times. If a woman can prepare a Milk Rice deliciously, they think, that woman can feed her husband very well. In addition, she presents her cooking skills to his relatives.

           There are few types of Kiri Bath as follows 

1. Kiri Bath

2. Mun Kiri Bath

Prepare by mixing green gram with Kiri Bath

3. Imbul Kiri Bath

Prepare by adding Coconut Treacle to Kiri Bath

                You also can prepare this delicious dish at your home by using a guiding video. At the first try, you could be failed. However, at the second or third time you will win exactly. Try it. its a nice experience.

               In my kid times, my mother prepared this dish for us at our birthdays. In addition, my wife also prepares it so deliciously. In our homes this special Sinhala dish prepare for Sinhala Hindu New Year as the main meal. There are many auspicious times to do some special things in Sinhala Hindu New Year. (Tell you later about it) One of the auspicious times there is a one to prepare meals and another auspicious time to eat foods. In these times, our mothers prepare Kiri Bath and Fathers give us Kiri Bath by their own hands to eat. Wow.... it is an awesome moment.

                   

               Milk Rice is high in protein, which is make your body rich in strength to do works hard. If you work hard, you will have a good life. At past, Sinhala people harvesting paddy fields and do other plantations for their own. To do these hard works they wanted more strength. Then they prepared this dish to get much body power. However, if you work in an office this dish is not suitable for you. Because, it can make you sleepy. Therefore, this ancient meal is for hard workers. Mind it....

        In Sri Lankan tourist hotels, you can have this special dish with Lunumirisa,,,Katta Sambola,,,Sini Sambola or Malu Embul Thiyal what are the additions to make it more delicious. Therefore, I will do next how to prepare a Kiri Bath step by step then you can prepare it by yourself. Thanks you all...


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Little Little Things

          In our country you have few options to select as traveling methods as follows

1.    Public Transport

2.    Private Transport for Public

3.    Three Wheeler Taxies 

4.    Travel Agencies

5.    Private Vehicles etc....

        Among these methods 1 st and 2 nd options are cheaper than others. Railway also belongs to Public Transport and the bus services are running with both 1 st and 2 nd. Tuk Tuk Taxies (also known as Three Wheelers) give you a fun journey but can use them only for short distance travel. As an example if you want to see something near your residence then you can catch this option. The drivers are so friendly and the journey is completely safe. Tuk Tuks are little bit expensive than public transport and transport for public and also other options have unique fee for their services.

                     "Three Wheelers" at Galle Face Colombo

          Street foods are a major income of some Sri Lankan people and there are so many consumers for street foods. Even richest people who spending very luxury lifestyles also likes to consume these types of foods. "Wade" is the most famous street food in Sri Lanka and there are few types of verities of WADE. The main ingredient is use for making WADE is dhal. They offer WADE with dehydrated fried Chile. Mmmmm it's so delicious. In the evening there are so many WADE carts in the streets then you can select a one to buy them for very little price. 

              Sri Lankans love to spend their lives so simply. They don't

have big dreams but they can find their pleasure what they have. According to the Buddhist Philosophy the Buddhist majority believes the every thing of this world going to the destruction even our lives and our thoughts. Then their primary spiritual goal is achieving the great "Nirvana". Nirvana means No Birth Again. As per the teachings of "Load Buddha", everyone has (including gods and all other animals) another birth after their death. "Birth" is a Sad. It's a pain. If someone can stop this circle of Birth, he or she is in the Nirvana. They have no Birth again. No Birth means no pains to feel. That's the goal of Buddhists.

            Sri Lankans' most precious quality is "Hospitality". The Hospitability of Sri Lankans is world-beating. When I was a kid my grandfather told me "Son if you have a visitor at your home then you become his servant until he leaves you form your place". That day I didn't have an idea what my grand father told about. But at present, I m so happy to be a Sri Lankan when I remember my grandfathers words. So, if travel in Sri Lanka you can have the experience of that great hospitality form kind hearts in here.

              I hope to bring little little things again soon and kindly expecting your comments and likes as well as Follows. Thank You So Much.... 

The Story Of Colombo and Places

      The main commercial and largest city in Sri Lanka is Colombo. If you are planing to travel in Sri Lanka as a traveler you have to know something about this City for your convenience. "COLOMBO" is an English word but in Sinhala it called "KOLAMBA". Late 1505 this place called as "KOLONTHOTA" in Sinhala and it was a Harbor located in Kalani River.  This place had so many huge mango trees but they were not bare fruits. Instead of that they had large amount of leafs. In Sinhala leafs called "KOLA", "AMBA" for mango and "THOTA" for harbor then a name generate "KOLA AMBA THOTA". Later, this Sinhala word converted as "KOLAMBA" even present Sri Lankans call it as "KOLAMBA". And also after the colonization of Britain they called it "COLOMBO" as honor of Columbus. 

          Colombo is a crowded city and its sleepless. Much more important political and economic spots are located in Greater Colombo Area what is divided into 15 numbered sub areas as follows.

1.  Colombo 01 - Fort
2.  Colombo 02 - Slave Island / Union Place
3.  Colombo 03 - Kollupitiya
4.  Colombo 04 - Bambalapitiya
5.  Colombo 05 - Havelock Town / Kirulapone
6.  Colombo 06 - Wellawatte / Pamankada
7.  Colombo 07 - Cinnamon Gardens 
8.  Colombo 08 - Borella
9.  Colombo 09 - Dematagoda
10.  Colombo 10 - Maradana / Panchikawaththa
11.  Colombo 11 - Pettah
12.  Colombo 12 - Hultsdorf
13.  Colombo 13 - Kotahena / Bloemendhal
14.  Colombo 14 - Grandpass
15.  Colombo 15 - Modara / Mattakkuliya  

     Colombo is the smallest district in Sri Lanka but contains the highest population. Over 2 M people stay in this city according to the census 2012. 

Places To Travel In Colombo


           In Colombo there are so many places to travel and see. Some of these places been charged (Few amount of LKR) to open their doors of that interesting places for visitors.  Even local visitors must pay some entries like National Museum, Colombo Dutch Museum, Ape Gama etc...But the experience you visiting there is higher than your pay.  So let's look at some interesting places where you can visit with joy.

           1.   Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple

             
                   
             
                   

                
           2.   National Museum Of Sri Lanka
                      

             
            
             
            


           3.   Viharamaha Devi Park
               
                  

             
                   
                   
                   


           4.   Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque

             
                     
                         
           5.   The Independence Square 

              
                     
                 
                 


           6.   Gall Face Green
            
                    
                    
                    

             
           7.   St. Lucia's Cathedral 

             
                   
                     
                     

           8.   Colombo Dutch Museum

              
                     
                     


           9.   Seema Malaka
                 
                 
                 
                 

           
           10. Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya

           
                                                               
                  
                  

           11. Diyatha Uyana

           
                 
           
           


           12. Ape Gama

    

     
       
     
     


           13. Pettah Floating Market

             
                   

            
            

        
               14. World Trade Center 

                 
                          

                   
                 
                   So, enjoy your Colombo walk when you travel to Sri Lanka. Thanks for reading and I'll come with another important article.