While choosing my dishes for Sri Lankan Cuisine, Cauliflower Frikadels caught my attention. I chose my recipes from The Wonders of Vegetarian Cooking, these Frikadels are just like Indian Pakoras. The taste is very similar, though these are made by marinating the cauliflower with coconut and spices. The batter too is different , but they…
For making the Lankan Curry, I had to make this curry powder. This is a very flavoursome spice blend, that is used in different dishes, including the non vegetarian dishes. Sri Lankan Roasted Curry Powder Recipe Ingredients: Cinnamon Stick – 3’ inch Cloves – 1/2 tsp Curry Leaves – 10 Coriander seeds / Dhaniya –…
Pickles always perk up a meal. I have always been fond of these but very recently have kind of given up on these.While making this meal, I made a very very small batch of the pickle, as I wanted to taste and get the Sri Lankan flavours of pickle. The pickle tasted really good and…
While making Sadya from Kerala, I read about the beet root pachadi, which is quite the same as beet root raita, just a different name. The Sri Lankan version is different though. Instead of using curd they use Mayo, and the result, just amazing. It’s a simple recipe but unbelievable flavor. For pickled cucumbers, I grated them…
Idiyappam is culinary specialty in Kerala, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu and southern areas of Karnataka.It is also a culinary staple in Sri Lanka. The name idiyappam derives from the Tamil / Malayalam words idi, meaning ‘broken down’, and appam, meaning “pancake”. Pronounced as e-di- ap-pam / appung. It is made of rice flour, wheat flour…
BM # 44International ABC CookingCooking with Alphabets :RCategory : National Dish Russia Country Russia or, officially known as the Russian Federation, is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic. Traveling Around the World in 30 days today we are on Day 20 and our alphabet is R. I chose to…
BM # 44 International ABC Cooking Cooking with Alphabets : Q Category : Breakfast Qatar Country Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a sovereign Arab emirate, located in Western Asia We are traveling Around the World in 30 Days and when it came to a country with Q, it had to…
Labneh is a cream cheese from Middle East . Call it hung curd, yogurt cheese or Greek cheese it is all the same. The different names are from different countries. It is the serving style that differs . Labneh is served for breakfast in the Middle Eastern countries.One can serve it with a drizzle of…
Hummus is an Arabic word which means chickpeas and the complete name of the prepared spread in Arabic is ḥummuṣ bi ṭaḥīna, which means “chickpeas with tahini” This is one of the most popular dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. Tahini is made from…
BM # 44 International Cuisine Cooking with Alphabets : P Category : Breakfast Pakistan Country Pakistan officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a sovereign country in South Asia When it came to choosing the recipe for the alphabet P I knew it was Pakistan that I would like to cook from. Within Pakistan…