Sri Lankan Dishes
Kottu Roti
Sri Lanka's most beloved street food — shredded roti bread chopped rhythmically on a flat iron griddle with vegetables, ...
Hoppers
Bowl-shaped crispy rice flour and coconut milk pancakes — the edges thin and crunchy, the centre soft and spongy. Eaten ...
Rice and Curry
Sri Lanka's defining meal — steamed rice surrounded by an array of small curries, sambols and chutneys eaten simultaneou...
Crab Curry
Sri Lanka's most luxurious dish — whole mud crabs cooked in a fierce coconut milk curry with roasted spices and curry le...
Lamprais
A Dutch Burgher legacy — rice cooked in stock with spices, served with a specific set of accompaniments (frikkadels, bla...
Lunu Miris
A pungent, fiery relish of onion, chile, and dried fish, ground into a coarse paste.
Kavum
Deep-fried rice flour and treacle cakes, a traditional Sri Lankan New Year sweet.
Dhal Curry
Red lentils simmered with coconut milk, turmeric, and curry leaves into a comforting curry.
Kokis
Crisp, flower-shaped fried rice flour cookies, traditional for Sri Lankan New Year.
Watalappan
A steamed coconut custard pudding sweetened with palm sugar (jaggery) and spiced with cardamom and nutmeg.
Kiribath
Rice cooked in coconut milk until thick and set, cut into diamonds, a festive breakfast dish.
Wambatu Moju
Fried eggplant pickled in a sweet-tangy vinegar and mustard sauce, a classic Sri Lankan side.
Parippu
A mild, coconut-enriched red lentil curry, a staple side dish of Sri Lankan meals.
Pittu
Steamed cylinders of rice flour and grated coconut, layered and cooked in a bamboo mold.
Sri Lankan Jackfruit Curry
Young green jackfruit simmered in a spiced coconut curry, a popular meat-substitute dish.
Sri Lankan Achcharu
A tangy mixed vegetable pickle, spiced and preserved in vinegar, a common Sri Lankan condiment.
Pol Sambol
A spicy, tangy relish made from grated coconut, chili, onion, and lime.
Sri Lankan String Hoppers
Delicate steamed rice noodle nests, soft and mild, served with curry and sambol.
Gotu Kola Sambol
A finely shredded salad of gotu kola leaves, coconut, and lime, a nutritious Sri Lankan side.
Isso Wade
Crispy lentil fritters topped with a whole prawn, deep-fried until golden.
Sri Lankan Egg Hoppers
Bowl-shaped fermented rice and coconut crepes with a crispy edge and an egg cracked into the center.
Fish Ambul Thiyal
A sour, dark fish curry made with dried goraka fruit and black pepper.
Devilled Prawns
Stir-fried prawns tossed in a spicy, sweet, and tangy sauce with peppers and onion.
Sri Lankan Fish Cutlets
Spiced mashed potato and fish croquettes, coated in breadcrumbs and fried until crisp.
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