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

Kiri Hodi.


 
Ingredients

  1. 1 Medium sized tomato
  2. ½ medium sized onion sliced
  3. 2-3 green chilies sliced
  4. 1 sprig curry leaves
  5. ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  6. 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
  7. 1 inch Piece of cinnamon
  8. Salt to taste
  9. 1 cup thick coconut milk
  10. 1/2 cup thin coconut milk
  11. 1-2 tspn lime juice
  12. 1 tbspn Maldive Fish

Method

  • Mix the turmeric powder to the coconut milk and set aside.
  • Wash and dice tomato into pieces.
  • In a pan, add all the spices together with, tomato, onion, green chili & curry leaves.
  • Mix all & add thin coconut milk.
  • Cook in low flame till onions are tender. Stir time to time.
  • When onions and tomatoes are cooked, add thick coconut milk.
  • Stir continuously till coconut milk starts boiling. Cook in a very low flame.
  • Add the salt and lime juice to taste.
  • Continuously stir for another few minutes till the curry cools down. This will avoid any lumps of coconut milk.

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