Sri Lankan Prawn Curry
It’s about time.
Really, I have absolutely no idea I took SO long to write about the world famous Sri Lankan prawn curry. This here is hand down, one of the ... Read More...
Say hello to the Sri Lankan Lamprais!
Let me talk to you about Lamprais.
The wonderfully smelling parcel that comes to you beautifully wrapped in charred banana leaf is not just one dish, but the... Read More...
Coconut & Chia Pudding – A Tropical Vegan Breakfast
I think Sri Lanka is one of the best countries to be vegan in.
It’s not even the mango season but mangoes are aplenty in supermarkets and we couldn’t be happ... Read More...
Sri lankan Mutton Biryani
So you want to know what the best Sri Lankan mutton biriyani tastes like. But is there such a thing as Sri Lankan biryani anyway?
Actually there is. And we i... Read More...
Sri Lankan Cashew nut curry
We Sri Lankans not only eat our cashew. We cook them.
April brings with it an abundant harvest of cashew nuts, strewn under trees for the picking. Several ye... Read More...
Sri Lankan Chicken Curry
It starts with the crisp hiss of deliciousness hitting hot oil. A whiff of cinnamon, cardamom and clove later, what follows is a mishmash of aromas evoking isla... Read More...
Sri Lankan Milk Rice (Kiribath)
A clay pot, a sputtering open fire, milk frothing at the mouth of the pot and sizzling as it dribbles down the heated surface, a toasted coconut aroma that make... Read More...
Sri Lankan pancakes (Wellawahum)
When us Sri Lankans talk about pancakes, we are talking about luscious treacly coconut filled ones.
I remember walking into a house flooding with the warmth ... Read More...
Beloved Sri Lankan food – Sago pudding
Sago. We eat it as a pudding, we eat it to remedy the “heat” in our body, we mostly drink it, usually in the morning as it is said to be a “cooling” food. Let’s... Read More...
How to make Thumba Karavila curry – The Sri Lankan way
The first time I saw thumba karavila was when I was a child. “Amma what are these?” an excited me asked my mother who had just returned from the Farmers’ Market... Read More...
Purple Yam smoothie – Raja Ala drink
Large, bulbous and purple – that is Raja Ala for you.
I was on my usual Sunday morning Farmers’ Market visit the other day, casually strolling through th... Read More...
Sri Lankan Crab Curry
I have had crab in every which way possible; at the most outrageously priced crab specialty restaurants to the small hole-in-the-wall outlets known for their cr... Read More...
The Kokis Tutorial
Make kokis, not war, as I always like to say.
Covered in batter, side by side with mother, frying kokis as if in competition, laughing at each other's blunde... Read More...
The making of Kevum – Traditionally Sri Lankan
And so begins the Avrudu food marathon. For those who aren't aware, the Sinhala and Tamil New Year is just around the corner (13-14th April) and as all good Sri... Read More...