Recipes · Sri Lankan · Breakfast
Diyabath (Fermented Rice Cold Soup)
One serving has 313 kcal and 5 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (109%), copper (37%), phosphorus (32%), magnesium (29%), thiamin (27%) and niacin (26%). Ready in 740 minutes.

- Preparation: 725 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (332 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
Ingredients
- 50 g Rice, red
- 200 g Water
- 60 g Coconut milk, canned
- 15 g Onions, red, raw
- 3 g Garlic, raw
- 3 g Chili peppers, green, raw
- 0.8 g Salt
Method
- Cook the rice in part of the water until soft, then spread it out to cool completely.
- Put the cooled rice in a covered bowl, add enough of the remaining water to submerge it, and leave at room temperature about 12 hours, or overnight, to ferment lightly and turn pleasantly tangy.
- Stir in the coconut milk, minced onion, garlic and chili, thinning with any remaining water to a loose, drinkable consistency.
- Season with the salt and serve cold, as a light breakfast or a cooling side to rice and curry.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 313 kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 42.5 g | |
| Water | 267 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.2 g | 7% |
| Protein | 5.4 g | 11% |
| Tryptophan | 0.07 g | |
| Threonine | 0.2 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.23 g | |
| Leucine | 0.43 g | |
| Lysine | 0.22 g | |
| Methionine | 0.12 g | |
| Cystine | 0.08 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.28 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.19 g | |
| Valine | 0.32 g | |
| Histidine | 0.14 g | |
| Fat | 14.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 1.1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.65 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.64 g | |
| Saturated | 11.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 30.9 mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.33 mg | 37% |
| Iron | 2.8 mg | 15% |
| Magnesium | 90.6 mg | 29% |
| Manganese | 2 mg | 109% |
| Phosphorus | 223 mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 301 mg | 6% |
| Selenium | 9.1 µg | 16% |
| Sodium | 330 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.5 mg | 19% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.3 mg | 27% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.7 mg | 26% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.66 mg | 13% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.32 mg | 25% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 23.5 µg | 6% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 17.8 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 1.8 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 9.9 mg | 13% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.33 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 0.84 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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