Sri Lankan Food and Recipes

Pumpkin Leaves Jack Seeds Curry

2013-04-06T22:04:00.001-07:00

Ingredients :
pumpkin leaves 200 g
jack seeds 100 g
chopped onion 50g
chopped garlic 2 tsp
chopped green chilli 1 tsp
curry leaves 5
water cup 1
coconut milk 1 1/2 cup
curry powder 1 1/2 tsp
chilli powder 1 1/2 tsp
dried fenugreek seeds 1/4 tsp
chopped tomato 2 tbsp

Directions :

remove stem of pumpkin leaves and cut into small pieces. and cut jack seeds to small pieces and put into a pan. next add onion, garlic, green chilli, curry powder, chilli powder, fenugreek seeds, tomato, with water and cook about 10 minutes. then add coconut milk

and cook another 10 minutes under low fire.

Green Tomato Chutney Recipe

2012-12-14T05:16:00.001-08:00

Ingredients :
1 kg green slice tomato
1/2 liter vinegar
250 g cooking apple
250 g sulthana
250 g light muscovado sugar
250 g chopped onion
salt to taste

Directions :

add sliced tomato, chopped onion, with solt into a large bowl and keep it about 12 hours. then peel and chop apple, chop also sulthana. then add sugar and vinegar into a large pan and boil it under low fir and stirring to dissolve the sugar. then strain tomato mixture using a colander and add to the sugar vinegar mixture and stir well. now simmer for 1 hour occasionally stirring for until thick and pulpy and remove from fire. then put mixture into a bottle and cover with lid.

Christmas Food Recipe

2012-12-05T00:21:00.002-08:00

Mini Apple & Sultana Tarts
Holiday Snowball Cookies
Festive Chocolate Crunches
Nice 'n' Soft Sugar Cookies
Peppermint Bark
Christmas Cupcakes
Boozy Christmas Mince Pies
Strawberry Christmas Parfait
Yummy Cracker Snacks
Gingerbread People
Pumpkin Doughnut Mini Muffins
Spicy Orange Pecans
Bacon-Wrapped Sea Scallops
Mini Meatloaves Wrapped in Bacon
Crispy Christmas Sasami
Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderlion
Delumpkin Pumpkin Cake
Peppermint Biscotti
Christmas Eggnog
Gingerbread Sandwich Trees
Christmas Mice Cookies
Snicker doodles
Chocolate-Mint Truffle Cookies
Chocolate Reindeer Cookies
This is only some ideas, if you want to urgent recipes, comment and ask me, I'll give you recipes.

Olives Pickle Recipe (Weralu Achcharu)

2012-11-28T04:44:00.001-08:00

Ingredients :
50 rip green olives
1 tbsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp pepper powder
1 tbsp vinegar
2 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tsp chopped garlic
2 tbsp oil
5 curry leaves
1 tbsp sugar
salt to taste

Directions :

boil olives in salted water, then drain water and keep aside. next heat oil and add garlic and fry it to golden brown color. next add other ingredients and mix well for 1/2 minute, next add boiled olives and mix well.

this is a very faverit food of Sri Lankan Teens and Child.

Recipe for Sri Lankan Coconut Chutney

2012-11-26T04:32:00.006-08:00

Ingredients :
1 cup grated coconut
1/2 tbsp chopped green chilli
1 tbsp daria dal
1/2 tbsp chopped ginger
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
5 curry leaves
1 tsp chilli pieces
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp oil

Directions :

add grated coconut, ginger, daria dal, green chilli,water and blend to make a fine paste and keep aside. next heat oil in to a pan and add mustard seeds, after fry it add curry leaves, chilli pieces and fry it for 1/2 minute, after fry it add coconut mixture and salt to taste, now stir well and cook for 5 minutes under low fire. next remove from fire and refrigerate and use as required.

Sri Lankan Ambarella Chutney Recipe

2012-11-23T22:35:00.000-08:00

Ingredients :
15 medium size Ambarella
10 dried red chili (Without Seeds)
2 tbsp chipped garlic
1 tbsp chopped ginger
1 tsp pepper powder
1 inch cinnamon
4 cloves
500 g sugar
1 cup water

Directions :

first remove skin and seeds of ambarella. then add all ingredients (without sugar and salt) to a pan (non aluminum), and cook all together stirring for 1 hours under low fire. (if have't inugh thick add water) then add sugar and salt, cook another 20 minute.

Sri Lankan Olives Curry Recipe (Weralu Maluwa)

2012-11-22T03:09:00.002-08:00

Ingredients :
500 g Olives
1/2 tsp pepper powder
2 tsp chilli powder
2 tsp curry powder
5 curry leaves
3 cardamom
1 inch cinnamon
20 g chopped onion
30 g chopped tomato
3 tsp chopped garlic
1 tsp chopped ginger
3 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1 cup coconut milk
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste

Directions :

first boil olives in a salted water and remove seeds and keep aside.

then heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, after fry it add ginger, garlic, onion and fry it for golden brown color. next add cardamom, cinnamon, curry leaves and mix well. then add tomato curry powder, chilli powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder and fry about 1 minutes under low fire. then add coconut milk and olives and mix well and cook for 5 minutes and low fire and add salt to taste.

Sri Lankan Pineapple Chutney Recipe

2012-11-15T00:06:00.002-08:00

Ingredients :
1 ripe peeled pineapple
1 1/2 cup sugar
1cup coconut milk
2 tbsp chopped onion
1 tsp curry powder
1 tsp chilli powder
2 chopped green chilli
1 inch cinnamon (crushed)
3 cardamoms (crushed)
2 cloves (crushed)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 cup water
10 curry leaves (optional)
3 tbsp vegetable oil
salt to taste

Direction :

first chop pineapple. next heat oil in a pan under low fire and add mustard seeds, after fry it add onion, green chilli, curry leaves and fry it to for golden brown color. after fry it add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and stir well. now add chilli powder, curry powder, turmeric powder, water, pineapple and stir will, now cook covered for 15 minutes. next stir well and add coconut milk and cook another 10 minutes. then add sugar and cook another 10 minutes under low fire.

Sri Lankan Mango Chutney (Amba Chutney)

2012-11-10T03:49:00.000-08:00

Ingredients :
500 g mangoes
400 g sugar
1 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
50 g raisins
2 tsp chopped ginger
2 tsp chopped garlic
2/3 cup water
1 cup vinegar
4 tsp salt

Directions :

peel mangoes and cut into thing and long slices and remove the seeds. next put into a pan and add water, ginger and garlic. next cook it under low fire about 35 minutes. then mix well and add sugar, chilli powder, cardamom powder, water, vinegar, salt and stir until for golden color within 5 minutes. then remove from fire and add raisins and mix well. let cool and serve.

Pineapple Juice Recipe (Annasi Beema)

2012-11-05T05:51:00.001-08:00

Ingredients :
1 pineapple ripe
5 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/4 tsp salt
4 cups water

Directions :

Remove pineapple skin and cut into small pieces, next put it into a blender and blend it with water, sugar, milk vanilla and salt. now put the drink into a jug and keep in the refrigerator for 40 minutes and seve with ice cream.

Rasam Recipe

2012-10-14T22:49:00.000-07:00

Ingredients :
1/4 cup masoor dhal
2tsp tamarind
1tsp coriander seeds
2 dried red chillies
4 water cups
1tsp cumin seeds
1/2tsp cooking oil
1/2tsp chilli powder
10 curry leaves
1/2tsp mustard seeds
1inch rampa
salt to taste

Directions :-

put in a pan water, washed dhal, chillies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, rampa, and boil it under low fire about 8 minute without cover and after 8 minutes cover and cook another 40 minutes. now remove from fire and stir well to dissolve dhal. next add tamarind, chilli powder and salt and cook another 5 minutes between stir. next heat oil in a another pan and add mustard seeds. after frying it mix with rasam and server it

Guava Drink Recipe (pera Beema)

2012-10-13T22:17:00.000-07:00

Ingredients :
2 ripe guava (pera)
1/4 tsp lemon juice
4 cups water
5 cubes ice
7 tbsp sugar

Directions :
cut guava into small pieces and remove seeds. next add all ingredients into blender and blend it well. now add into glasses and serve with ice cream.

Fruit Salad Sri Lankan Recipe (Palathuru Salada)

2012-10-07T22:30:00.002-07:00

Ingredients :
1 ripe pineapple
1 ripe medium size papaya
100 g grapes
3 ripe banana
3 ripe mangoes
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp lime juice

Directions :

first wash all fruits well. now remove pineapple skin and wash again and cut into 1 inch size cups and put into large size bawl. next peel papaya (remove seeds) and cut same size peaces, and remove banana skin and cut banana even into the same size. then peel mango and cut into same size. now remove grapes skin and cut each into 4 peaces. now mix together all and now add sugarsalt and lime and mix again. let it cool in a refrigerator.

Drumstick Leaves Dhal Curry Recipe (Murunga kola Parippu Maluwa)

2012-09-22T23:22:00.001-07:00

Ingredients :
150g Dhal
1cup Drumstick leaves
1cup water
2cups thick coconut milk
2tbsp chopped garlic
3tbsp chopped chopped onion
2tbsp chopped tomato
10 curry leaves
1tsp mustard seeds
2tsp chilli powder
2tsp curry powder
1/2tsp turmeric powder
6tbsp oil
salt to taste

Directions :

add into a pan together water, dhal, 1cup coconut milk, drumstick leaves, 1tbsp garlic, 1tbsp chopped onion, 1tbsp chopped tomato, 1tsp chilli powder, 1tsp curry powder, turmeric powder, and salt. then cook it about 10 minutes under low fire and add 1cup coconut milk and stir well and cook another 2 minuet. now take off from fire. now heat oil in a another pan and add mustard seeds next add 1tbsp garlic, 2tbsp onion, 1tbsp tomato, curry leaves, 1tsp chilli powder, 1tsp curry powder and fry about 2 minutes withing stir. next mix it with cooked dhal curry.

Sri Lankan Ginger Tea Recipe

2012-08-28T21:31:00.001-07:00

Ingredients :
3-4 green tea bags
4 cups hot water
1/2tsp chopped ginger
sugar to taste

Directions :
add ginger and green tea bags to the hot water and let it steep for 3 minutes. then squeeze out ginger and tea bags. finally add sugar to your taste.

Jack Fruit Cutlets Recipe (kos cutlets)

2012-08-09T05:27:00.002-07:00

Ingredients :
Flesh of the jackfruit-300g
Sardine/Salmon-150g
Whisked egg-1
Biscuit powder-100g
Chopped Big Onion-50g
Garlic paste-2 table spoons
Ginger paste-1/2 table spoon
Turmeric powder ½ tea spoon
Soya sauce -2 table spoons
Coconut oil
Powdered Pepper- 1 tea spoon
Chilli powder- 1 tea spoon
Mustard seeds -½ tea spoon
Finely chopped curry leaves and tempering leaves
Wheat flour-100g
Table salt- 1 ½ table spoons

Directions :

Place jack fruit flesh in a saucepan and add water until the flesh floats. Add half a teaspoon of salt and turmeric powder each and boil well but make sure you don’t overcook it. Once cooked, remove excess water completely and let it cool.

Smash salmon and boiled jack fruit flesh finely and separately.

Heat the oil in a frying pan. Crackle the mustard seeds in well-heated oil, add ginger, garlic paste, and chopped onions. Fry until the mixture is caramelized. Add chopped curry leaves and tempering leaves to the mixture and mix well. Add chilli powder, Pepper powder and table salt. Let it cook for a half a minute. Add soya sauce followed by smashed salmon. Mix it well and let the mixture cook for a minute and add smashed jackfruit flesh. Mix well again and let it cook for one more minute.

Take the mixture off from the fire and let it cool. Once cooled, make small balls out of it.

Take a small container and add flour, whisked egg, pinch of salt and turmeric powder with required amount of water, whisk it and make the batter for the cutlets. Dip the balls in the batter, let the excess batter drip and coat the balls well in biscuit powder. Deep-fry the cutlets until they are golden brown.

Garlic Tempered Recipe (Sudulunu Baduma)

2012-08-06T04:35:00.002-07:00

Ingredients :
100g Garlic cloves
30g sliced onion
20g sliced tomato
5 curry leaves
1inch cinnamon
1tsp chilli pieces
1/4tsp turmeric powder
2tsp soya sauce
1/4tsp pepper powder
3tbsp oil
salt to taste

Direction :

Remove garlic skin. heat oil and add onion, then fry it about 2 minutes. next add garlic and cook another 5 minutes. next add other all ingredients and cook another 10 minutes underlow fire. stire between cook. serve with rice.

How to Make Wood Apple Ice Cream Packet

2012-08-04T04:41:00.002-07:00

Ingredients :
100g wood apple
50g sugar
1/12tsp black coloring
1/12tsp citric acid
5cups water
50g 2inch polythene roll
polythene sealer

Directions :
Remove wood apple seeds and mix with water, sugar, citric acid, and coloring. then blend it well. now packet it and seal well. now freeze it in a deep freezer.

Dried Sprats Chilli Pieces Tempered Recipe

2012-07-27T23:22:00.002-07:00

Ingredients :
100g dried headless sprats
50g sliced onion
30g chilli pieces
4tbsp oil
1/2tsp turmeric powder
2tbsp sugar
5 curry lesves
1tbsp chopped garlic
salt to taste

Directions :
heat oil in a pan and add sprats and garlic fry it about 5 minutes (under low fire). next add other all ingredients and cook onother 5 minutes. serve with rice.

Cabbage Curry Recipe (Gowa maluwa)

2012-07-24T21:59:00.000-07:00

Ingredients :
250g Sliced Cabbage
20g sliced onion
2 chopped green chilli
2cups coconut milk
1/2tsp turmeric powder
1/2tsp funugreek seeds
5 curry leaves
1/2tsp curry powder
1/2tsp chilli powder
salt to taste

Directions :
Mix all ingredients and cook about 15 minutes under low fire, stir between cooking. serve with rice or bread

Coconut Mallum Recipe (Pol Mallum)

2012-07-21T23:29:00.000-07:00

Ingrediants :
2cups shredded coconut
2tsp ground maldive fish
20g sliced onion
2 chopped green chilli
30g sliced tomato
1/4tsp chilli powder
1/2tsp turmeric powder
5 curry leaves
i inch rampe
1/2cup water
1/2tsp lime juice

Directions
mix together coconut, turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and and stir well. then heat a pan and add maldive fish, onion, green chilli, curry leaves, tomato, rampe with water and boil it about 5 minutes then add coconut mixture and cook another 5 minutes with stiring. then remove from fire and add lime juice.

Mint Sambol Recipe (Minchi Sambola)

2012-07-19T21:18:00.000-07:00

Ingredients :
100g mint leaves
2 clove garlic
3 green chilli
3tbsp shredded coconut
1/2tsp lime juice
salt to taste

Directions :
add mint leaves, garlic, green chilli, coconut and salt into a food processor and chop well it until becomes a smooth paste. then put it in a bawl and mix lime juice.

Mustard Chicken Curry Recipe

2012-07-18T21:28:00.000-07:00

Ingredients :
500g chicken (cut to small pieces)
2tbsp mustard paste
2tsp chopped garlic
50g chopped onion
50g chopped tomato
2 chopped green chilli
2tbsp soya sauce
2tbsp vinegar
1 1/2tsp pepper powder
4tbsp oil
1/2tsp turmeric powder
1inch cinnamon
6 curry leaves
1/2tsp lime juice
2tbsp sugar
1inch rampe
salt to taste

Directions :

heat oil and add garlic and onion, fry it about 2 minutes. next add tomato, green chilli, cinnamon, curry leaves, rampe, soya sauce, salt, turmeric powder, and peeper powder, mix it well and add chicken. then cook it about 3 minutes. next add vinegar, mustard paste, and sugar. then cook it another 10 minutes.

serve with rice or noodles.

Chicken Black Pepper Curry Recipe

2012-07-17T21:13:00.000-07:00

Ingredients :
500g chicken breast
30g sliced banana peppers
20g chopped onion
40g sliced onion
20g chopped garlic
30g sliced tomato
20g chopped tomato
1 1/2tsp chopped garlic
1/2tsp chopped ginger
1inch cinnamon
5 curry leaves
3 pieces rampe
1/2tsp turmeric powder
3tsp slightly crushed black pepper
1/2tsp lime juice
10tbsp oil
salt to taste

Directions :

cut chicken into small pieces and put in a larg glass bawl and add 1/2tsp lime juice, 1tsp pepper, 1/4tsp turmeric powder, and 1tsp salt. mix it well and keep about 10 minutes. heat oil in a pan and and add chopped onion, chopped garlic, chopped ginger, cinnamon, curry leaves, and rampe, then fry it about 5 minutes under low fire. next add add chicken and mix well. let cook it about 15 minutes, next add salt, 1/4tsp turmeric powder, banana peppers, sliced onion, sliced tomato, and pepper. mix well and cook another 5 minutes.

Drumstick curry recipe (Murunga Maluwa)

2012-07-16T20:58:00.000-07:00

Ingredients :
350g drumsticks (slightly scrape skin)
2cups coconut milk
30g sliced onion
2 sliced green chilli
1tsp fenugreek seeds
1tsp mustard seeds
8 curry leaves
2tbsp chopped garlic
1/2tsp turmeric powder
1 1/2tsp chilli powder
1tsp curry powder
salt to taste
3tbsp oil

Directions :

cut drumticks into 3 inch pieces. then heat oil and add musturd seeds, arfter fry it add garlic and onion, fry it about 2 minutes then add green chilli, chilli powder, curry powder and fenugreek seeds then mix it well. next add other all ingredients and cook about 15 minutes under low fire. stir between cook.