By Shireen Jamooji
September 11, 2023
Sri Lankan cuisine is a wealth of cross cultural influences that come together to form unique and delicious food culure.
Bowl-shaped pancakes made from rice flour, perfect for scooping up curries.
Delicate rice noodles served with sambal and curry, this can also be served as a street food.
Banana leaf-wrapped packets of rice, meat, and vegetables, infused with spices.
A sour and spicy fish curry with Goraka (a tamarind-like fruit) which turns the fish black in colour.
A fiery coconut chutney made with onions, chillies, lime and Maldive fish, often served with bread or rice.
A sweet, steamed pudding made with jaggery and coconut milk.
Godamba roti is chopped together with a mixture of meat and curry for a complete meal.
A green jackfruit curry simmered with mustard seeds, turmeric, chilli powder, roasted curry powder, pandan leaves and curry leaf sprigs