This spicy apple chutney as lots of flavor and is a good alternative to all the delicious tropical fruit-chutneys that Sri Lankans are used to. Amabarella chutney, Mango chutney etc while the texture of the apple is much softer there’s a lot that tastes familiar.
Seeni Sambol
My favorite accompaniment for hoppers. Kind of time-consuming to make and involves a chopping lots of Fantastic as an accompaniment for hoppers, pol roti, milk-rice or just bread. Enhances a meal of rice and curry. Involves a lot of onion…
Sri Lankan Spicy Beef Curry
Estimated Time: 1 hour prep, 1 hour simmer-time Difficulty: Moderate Servings: 6 as an entree served with rice This curry packs plenty of heat and makes a generous amount of delicious gravy. I also make a version of this curry…
Pol Roti or Coconut Roti
Estimated Time: 30 minutes Difficulty: Easy Servings: 2 (makes 6 rotis) My recipe for this typical Sri Lankan flat-bread takes minutes to make with 3 simple ingredients. Often a quick-to-make breakfast or dinner item. My recipe contains more coconut than…
Cucumber & Tomato Salad
A quick and easy way to add a salad to a meal. No dressing required. Five simple ingredients. The cherry tomatoes actually came from my garden. I grew both red and yellow this summer – but the yellow sun-golds contracted…
Basil-Cashew Pesto
Estimated Time: 15 minutes Difficulty: Easy Servings: 10 I experimented with home-made pesto sauce and was blown away by how much better it tastes than the bottled/aged stuff from the store. I ran out of pine-nuts one day and still…