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Sri Lankan Prawn Curry

Jayani SenanayakeSeptember 25, 2018
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...
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Say hello to the Sri Lankan Lamprais!

Jayani SenanayakeJune 19, 2018
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...
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Coconut & Chia Pudding – A Tropical Vegan Breakfast

Jayani SenanayakeOctober 16, 2017
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...
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Sri lankan Mutton Biryani

Jayani SenanayakeMay 26, 2017
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...
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Sri Lankan Cashew nut curry

Jayani SenanayakeApril 10, 2017
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...
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Sri Lankan Chicken Curry

Jayani SenanayakeMarch 3, 2017
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...
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Milk Rice

Sri Lankan Milk Rice (Kiribath)

Jayani SenanayakeMarch 1, 2017
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...
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Sri Lankan pancakes (Wellawahum)

Jayani SenanayakeFebruary 17, 2017
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...
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Beloved Sri Lankan food – Sago pudding

Jayani SenanayakeOctober 7, 2016
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...
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How to make Thumba Karavila curry – The Sri Lankan way

Jayani SenanayakeMay 13, 2016
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...
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Purple Yam smoothie – Raja Ala drink

Jayani SenanayakeMay 6, 2016
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...
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Sri Lankan Crab Curry

Jayani SenanayakeMay 1, 2015
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...
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The Kokis Tutorial

Jayani SenanayakeApril 12, 2015
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...
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The making of Kevum – Traditionally Sri Lankan

Jayani SenanayakeApril 11, 2015
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...
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Jayani C. Senanayake. Lover of cookie dough, raw cake batter, cinnamon and sunny afternoons. Home cook, book worm, poet, dancer and time traveler (in spare time). This is my food (rant) blog. Welcome!

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