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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