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Habala Pethi Kanda/ Sri Lankan Rice Flakes Porridge

written by Amila Gamage Wickramarachchi January 30, 2013
Habala-Pethi-Porridge
Habala Pethi Porridge

 

Habala Pethi Sri Lanka
Habala Pethi Sri Lanka

Habala Pethi Sri Lanka

Habala Pethi is the Sri Lankan name for Rice Flakes. This is also known as Poha or Aval. Habala Pethi is made by pressurising or beating the parboiled rice. Therefore it looks like flattened. In Sri Lanka, I have seen Habala Pethi made out of red rice which is high with nutrients value.

I was interested in cooking Habala Pethi Porridge after I received a request from a reader. I want to thank her for reminding me this great porridge which I tasted in Sri Lanka. However I couldn’t find Rice Flakes in Singapore, but brought few packs with me from Sri Lanka during the last visit.

Not only as Porridge (Habala Pethi Kanda), there are few other ways we can use Habala Pethi in recipes. We can use as a snack mix with coconut & juggery, in pittu etc.I will share some recipes soon.

Habala Pethi Sri Lanka

Habala Pethi Kanda

Here is the recipe for Habala Pethi Kanda (Porridge with Rice Flakes) which is good as a breakfast.

Habala Pethi Sri Lanka

Recipe: Habala Pethi Kanda

Ingredients (2 serving bowls)
 
2 cups water
6 tbspn rice flakes (Habala Pethi)
1 cup thick coconut milk
3-4 cloves garlic
1 red onion
1 sprig Curry leaves
Piece of rampe (pandan  leaf)/(optional)
Salt & pepper to taste
Method
 
Slice onion. Chop garlic. Combine all the ingredients, garlic, onion, curry leaves, rice flakes and water in a pan.
Cook on a very low flame for about 10 minutes until the mix become thick. Stir the mix while cooking.
Once the mix is thick and cooked well, add the coconut milk and stir. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
Remove from fire when coconut milk starts to boil.

Garnish and serve.

Habala Pethi Sri Lanka

If you try this recipe for Sri Lankan Habala Pethi Kanda (Sri Lankan Rice Flakes Porridge),do let me know in a comment.I love to hear your experience! Also check : red rice porridge

 

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Amila Gamage is the blogger behind Food Corner. She is a Sri Lankan living in Singapore and shares her cooking adventures in this blog. Apart from recipes, you will also find travel, health and kitchen inspirations in this blog. She is the founder of Sihela Consultants. (www.sihelaconsultants.com) She started writing this blog in 2011 and still continuing.

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23 comments

Meredith @ The Laundry Can Wait January 30, 2013 - 4:27 am

What a beautiful bowl. 🙂 The entire presentation of this dish is lovely.

Blessings,
Meredith

Amy January 30, 2013 - 4:40 am

thank you….Glad to have your comment here..

DivyaGCP January 30, 2013 - 4:46 am

Simple and comforting dish.. Love the presentation..

Amy January 31, 2013 - 2:51 am

thanks Divya…

Veena Theagarajan January 30, 2013 - 4:56 am

looks good and filling soup
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Amy January 30, 2013 - 8:38 am

thanks Veena

WeR SAHM January 30, 2013 - 5:08 am

thats a nice recipe with habala pethi….. I got to know rice flakes called as habala pethi in srilankan lang…. by the way Amy rice flakes is available in all provisional store in little India…..even in Mustafa try it….

WeR SAHM January 31, 2013 - 6:50 am

welcome dear…

Amy January 31, 2013 - 2:53 am

thanks a lot,that’s a great info for me,I didn’t check in little India before.Now it is easier to buy these….

Shruti Dhingra Wahi January 30, 2013 - 6:56 am

I am not that found of porridge but your look so inviting 🙂
Thanks for sharing the recipe !!
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Amy January 31, 2013 - 2:53 am

thanks Shruti…

Ramya Krishnamurthy January 30, 2013 - 7:56 am

healthy porridge and so delicious

Hema January 30, 2013 - 10:19 am

Wow, this sounds both healthy and delicious, a different dish with aval..

Helen Prabha January 30, 2013 - 10:52 am

Looks yummy & healthy.. 🙂

Helen

Shama Nagarajan January 30, 2013 - 12:53 pm

yummy and inviting recipe.. .
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Vidya Chandrahas January 30, 2013 - 1:28 pm

Looks so yumm..nice presentation of prridge.

Priti S January 30, 2013 - 11:51 am

Healthy n delish…nice

Priya January 30, 2013 - 12:50 pm

Wat a healthy and super fillinf food.

cookingvarieties January 30, 2013 - 1:31 pm

hi amy.. how are you? we in Malay called screwpine leaf as “pandan leaf” you call it rampe.
for us, when we slice this leaf very thinly and then add flowers and perfume to make a tye of potouri and we call it “bunga rampai” (rampai potpouri/flower) ..the name quite similar to your rampe.
never tried this rice flakes before, different too cos you use curry ..must be delicious

Amy January 31, 2013 - 3:08 am

thanks a lot for your comment,it is very interesting when I found some similarity in different cultures.May be this word added to our language due to Malay community in Sri Lanka

MSK DESILVA (Sisil) January 31, 2013 - 8:39 am

wow………………….very nice. keep it up.

MSK DESILVA (Sisil) January 31, 2013 - 8:40 am

Very good recipe.

Love to Experiment January 31, 2013 - 11:13 pm

Interesting. If we have a Sri Lankan cuisines theme; I will trying out all your recipes

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