Optional: a little buttermilk\/curd, if serving it as a cooling drink-style ambali<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Method<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
Wash the rice thoroughly.<\/li>\n
Place the rice in a deep cooking pot<\/strong> with 5\u20136 cups of water.<\/li>\n
Bring it to a boil and cook over a low wood fire or stovetop.<\/li>\n
Continue cooking until the rice becomes very soft and begins to break down into a thin, porridge-like consistency.<\/li>\n
Stir occasionally using a long-handled Ambali Chatuwa<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
Add salt according to taste.<\/li>\n
Serve hot as a simple, nourishing rice porridge.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Traditional variation:<\/strong> The cooked ambali can be allowed to cool and then mixed with buttermilk or curd and a little salt, producing a refreshing version suitable for warm weather and agricultural work.<\/p>\n