Sri Lankan Food

Sri Lanka is an island nation in South Asia close south-east India. Sri Lanka's archived history traverses 3,000 years, with confirmation of pre-historic human settlements going back to not less than 125,000 years.

Sri Lanka provides an incredible selection of food and varieties of food preparation. Sri Lankan food has been affected by numerous historical, social, and different elements. For instance, the impacts of the Dutch colonialists who once controlled Sri Lanka and carried their own particular cooking styles with them and the food of Southern India have all molded Sri Lankan cooking. Today, a portion of the staples of Sri Lankan cooking are rice, coconut, and flavors.

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Crab Curry




 Ingredients
  1. 4 Crabs cleaned and well washed.
  2. 2 tbsp Oil
  3. 4 Garlic
  4. 4 Spring onions
  5. 1 inch Ginger
  6. 3 small Red chilies
  7. 1 tbsp Oyster sauce
  8. 2 tbsp Light Soya sauce
  9. 1 tbsp Chopped Coriander leaves
  10. 1 tbsp Sugar
  11. 1 tbsp Tomato puree
  12. ½  water
  13. 2 tsp cup Corn flour
  14. Salt to taste

Method

  • Heat oil and fry ginger and garlic
  • Add the crabs and cook for 10 minutes.
  • Add the sauces, water, tomato puree and rest of the ingredients and cook for further 5 minutes
  • Dissolve the corn flour in a table spoon of cold water and add to the sauce to thicken it
  • Finally add the spring onions and coriander leaves

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