BM # 48 Week 1 Day 1 This is my first post for the year 2015 and before I begin A Very Happy New Year to all my friends!! Coming to the year’s first BM!! This week I will be making some Biryanis. Biryanis are a mix of rice, whole spices , curried meat or…
BM # 44 International Cuisine Cooking with Alphabets : S Category : Lunch / Dinner Sri Lanka Country Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in the northern Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. While traveling Around the World in…
Like most of the Asian Curries the Lankan Curry too is made with coconut as its base. Unfortunately my niece does not like the idea of coconut in the curry and I always put these curries for some other time. While making the Lankan Cuisine I could not postpone , and since the Dry Potato…
Potatoes are a hot favorite with Lankans. I remember Nancy, (my brothers cook) in SriLanka who used to make a variety of dishes with potato. Initially I wanted to made Deviled Potatoes, but my final choice was this Dry curry. I had bookmarked this recipe from Jyoti Nikunj Parekhs book long long back. The curry has a aromatic paste which has…
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…
Pol Sambol is a traditional dish from Sri Lanka. It is made with fresh coconuts and is served as an accompaniment with rice, hoppers and most of the meals. It is very simple to prepare. All ingredients are added and given a good massage. Yes the mixing has to be with hands , then only…
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…