Recipes
Sri Lankan Classics
The real thing — rice and curry, sambols, hoppers and short eats, the way they’re cooked at home in Sri Lanka.
Sri LankanSri Lankan Chicken Curry
The one everyone should learn first — chicken simmered in roasted curry powder, coconut milk…
⏱ 55 min
Sri LankanSri Lankan Pol Sambol
The five-minute coconut relish that belongs on every Sri Lankan plate — fresh coconut pounde…
⏱ 10 min
Sri LankanSri Lankan Dhal Curry (Parippu)
The comfort dish of Sri Lanka — red lentils simmered soft in coconut milk, finished with a s…
⏱ 35 min
Sri LankanFish Ambul Thiyal (Sour Fish Curry)
Sri Lanka's famous "sour fish" — firm tuna simmered dry with black pepper and goraka until t…
⏱ 45 min
Sri LankanSri Lankan Egg Curry (Biththara Curry)
Hard-boiled eggs simmered in a spiced coconut gravy — the quick, protein-packed curry Sri La…
⏱ 30 min
Sri LankanSri Lankan Chicken Kottu Roti
The clatter you hear on every Sri Lankan street corner — shredded godamba roti chopped and t…
⏱ 11 min
Sri LankanSri Lankan Egg Hoppers (Bittara Appa)
The bowl-shaped breakfast that defines Sri Lanka — a fermented rice-and-coconut batter swirl…
⏱ 12 min
Sri LankanKiribath (Sri Lankan Milk Rice)
The dish Sri Lankans eat to mark every new beginning — creamy coconut-milk rice pressed into…
⏱ 9 min
Sri LankanSri Lankan Cashew Curry (Kaju Maluwa)
A gently spiced, luxurious curry of tender cashews simmered in coconut milk — mild, creamy a…
⏱ 10 min
Sri LankanWambatu Moju (Sri Lankan Eggplant Pickle)
Sweet, sour, salty and hot all at once — fried eggplant tossed with shallots, chilli and a m…
⏱ 10 min
Sri LankanSri Lankan Devilled Chicken
The sticky, fiery, restaurant-style stir-fry Sri Lankans order again and again — fried chick…
⏱ 10 min
Sri LankanSri Lankan String Hoppers (Idiyappam)
Delicate nests of steamed rice-flour noodles — soft, light and made to soak up curry and sam…
⏱ 10 min
Sri LankanSri Lankan Pol Roti (Coconut Flatbread)
A rustic flatbread of flour and fresh coconut, cooked on a hot griddle until flecked with br…
⏱ 9 min
Sri LankanSri Lankan Fish Cutlets
Crisp, golden, spice-packed fish balls that vanish the moment they hit the table. Sri Lanka'…
⏱ 11 min
Sri LankanSri Lankan Seeni Sambol (Caramelised Onion Relish)
Sweet, dark and gently fiery — onions cooked down slowly with chilli, tamarind and a little …
⏱ 10 min
Sri LankanPolos (Sri Lankan Young Jackfruit Curry)
Meaty chunks of young green jackfruit simmered in a dark, roasted Sri Lankan curry until ten…
⏱ 11 min
Sri LankanGotu Kola Sambol (Sri Lankan Pennywort Salad)
A fresh, green, five-minute salad of finely shredded gotu kola tossed with coconut, lime, sh…
⏱ 8 min