Onion and peas rice

Ingredients:- 2 cups Basmati or long grain rice washed 2 tbspn cooking oil 3-4 cloves 1 cardamom pounded 1/2 tspn whole black pepper 1 tspn cumin seeds 3 large onions sliced 1 cup frozen green peas (you can use more or less, as you prefer) 3-4 cloves garlic crushed 1 1/2" piece ginger crushed 2 stock cubes (any flavor) salt to taste Method Cook the rice the regular way and set aside. Heat the oil in a large flat-bottomed pan and add the cinnamon, cloves and cardomom. After a minutes add the cumin seeds. As soon as they stop spluttering, add...

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Those (Dosa) recipe

Ingredients:- 2 cups urad (Uludhu) flour (If using Urad dhal, soak 2 cups dhal overmight and grind well) 1 cup rice flour 2 tbsn yeast 1 onion thinly sliced salt to taste curry leaves Method To make the yeast mixer, get some warm water add 2 tbsn yeast and a little sugar and stir well keep it aside for a while. Now in a large bowl mix the two flours together and add the yeast mixture and mix well. Add a little water if needed and let the mixture rise for few hours. When it's time to make them heat a pan with a little oil and brown the sliced...

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Cabbage stir-fry

Ingredients:- 1 Cabbage 2 or 3 carrots 3 green chillies chopped ginger crushed dried red chillies 1/2 tspn turmeric powder cooking oil salt to taste vinegar Method Wash the cabbage well. Shredd the cabbage or cut it very thinly and set aside. Peel and grate the carrots. Heat a large pan and some oil. When it's hot add the cabbage and stir-fry well. When it's done add the carrots, chopped ginger, chopped green chillies, turmeric powder, salt, vinegar stir well. Now add crushed red chillies, stir and remove from fi...

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Malay Pickle

Ingredients:- Banana peppers (malu miris) 250g small red onions 250g carrorts 100g dates 250g sugar 100g vinegar grinded mustard powder chopped garlic ginger red chillie powder 60g 2 pickled lime 1/2 cup cubed pineapple salt to taste Method Cut the carrorts into thin stipes. Banana peppers into regular size pieces, Onions into two (if they are big), pickled and dates into thin stripes and set aside. Now add vinegar, grinded mutard powder, chopped garlic and ginger, red chillie powder into a pan and cook for a while. Add sugar and stir well....

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Eggplant and green banana curry

Ingredients:- 1 egg plant 1 green banana 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon turmeric 1 cup oil 1 large onion sliced fine 4 cloves garlic peeled 1 green chilli sliced in the middle 1 sprig curry leaves 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds 1/4 teaspoon chilli powder 1/4 cup water 1/3 cup milk Method:- 1. Slice eggplant into 2 inch length pieces. Wash the eggplant and mix with 1 teaspoon  of salt and turmeric and marinate for half an hour. do the same with the green banana. 2. Heat oil in a pan on high heat and when the...

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Spicy fish koftas

 Ingredients:- 1 tin Tuna 3 medium size potaotes (boiled) 1 large onion chopped fine 2 green chillies chopped fine 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons ground pepper 2 springs of mint leaves chopped fine 1 sprig curry leaves chopped fine 1 egg yolk Oil for frying 2 egg beaten Breadcrumbs for coating Method 1. Drain fish very thoroughly and get rid of any skin and flake the fish. Remove skin from potatoes and mash it well. 2. In a bowl mix together, the fish, potatoes, chopped onions, chopped green chillies, salt, ground pepper, chopped mint leaves...

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okra Curry

Ingredients * 500g Okra *4-5 tblsspns oil *2 tbspns mustard * I tblsp unroasted curry powder * I tblsp turmeric *I onion *I green pepper *pinch cinnamon *salt to to taste *I tblsp sugar *I tblspn lime Method 1 Dice onions green pepper. 2 Thaw okra and dry with paper towels 3 add oil to a pan on medium heat 4 fry the okra until golden brown. 5 Then add mustard.turmeric.curry powder,onion,green pepper,cinnamon,salt and sugar and cook for 3 minutes 6 Remove from heat and add lime juice....

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Isso Vadai

Ingredients:- Split red lentils/masoor dhal 1 cup Prawns (small & unshelled) 250gm Onions (chopped) 2 Green chili (chopped) 3 or to taste Dry red chillie (broken into pieces) 3 Ginger 1 inch Curry leaves (chopped) 1 sprig Coriander leaves (chopped) 1/4 bunch cumin seeds 1 tsp fennel seeds 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp or to taste oil for deep frying Method:-  Soak the lentils for 2-3 hours Wash the prawns and set aside Drain and grind half of the dhal coarsely along with ginger Transfer to a bowl and add the remaining dual, chopped onions, green...

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Gotu Kola Kenda

Ingredients:- 1 cup red raw rice 1 cup roughly chopped Gotu Kola 3 cups coconut milk 2 cups water 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger 2 bulbs finely chopped garlic 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon salt Method:- 1. Wash rice. Add salt and boil with water. 2. Crush Gotukola in a motor or blender using 1 cup of coconut milk. 3. When rice is cooked, add 2 cups of coconut milk and mixed the ginger, garlic and Gotukola juice. 4. Bring Kanda (soup) in to boil. 5. Add lemon juice for seasoning. 6. Serve plain or with jaggery and roasted bre...

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Weli Thalapa

* 2 Lbs Rice flour *4 Cups thick Coconut milk *2 Tsp Salt Method 1.In alarge bowl.mix the flour and salt thoroughly. 2.Add a Little Coconut milk to the flour and mix until the flour forms into small balls like beads 3.Do not add water. 4Cover and steam the flour beads for abourt 30 minutes or until cooked 5Remove from the steamer and separate the flour beads and set aside. 6.Boil the treacle and coconut milk in a large saucepan and add the flour beads while stirring. 7.Keep stirring the mixture until oil starts to separate. 8.Remove from heat. 9.Transfer...

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Sri Lankan turkey curry

Ingredients:- 1 tbsp uncooked long grain or basmati rice 50g/20z coriander seeds 25g/1oz cumin seeds 25g/1oz fennel seeds 7.5cm/3in piece cinnamon stick 1 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds 1/2 tsp cloves 1/2 tsp cardamom seeds 1/2 tsp black mustard seeds 1 tsp black peppercorns 3 dried red Kashmiri chillies For the Sri Lankan turkey curry 2 tbsp coconut or vegetable oil 15cm/6in cinnamon stick, broken into smaller pieces 10 cardamom pods, bruised 10 cloves 350g/ 12 1/4 oz onions or shallots, peeled, cut in half, thinly sliced 40g / 1/2 oz garlic, peeled,...

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Sweet and Sour soya tempered

Ingredients:- 100g Soya meat rampe/karapincha 1 onion sliced some ginger garlic past some kocchi miris some hand full of spring onions tomato 1 tsp kitula trical 1 lime juice 1/2 tsp tumatic powder 1 tsp chillie powder 1 1/2 tsp Roasted meat curry powder 100jl thick coconut milk salt Method:- Soke soya meat in hot water for few minutes.mean heat the clay pot, add onion, green chili, ginger garlic past, rampe/karapincha and saute for few minutes. Add...

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Pol mallun (Coconut mallun)

Ingredients:- 1 1/2 tspn Maldive fish (umbalakada) or small shrimp (Kunisso) 1/2 onion sliced 2 cups shredded coconut 1 sliced green or red chillie Salt to taste 2 tspn tamarind juice 1 piece of sliced goraka little bit of red chillie powder 1/2 tspn turmeric powder 1/2 tomato sliced few curry leaves and a small piece of rampe 1 cup water Method:- Add maldive fish, sliced onions, sliced chillie, tomato, salt, tamarind juice, sliced goraka, little bit of red chillie powder and curry leaves into a pan with 1 cup water and bring to a boil. While...

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Pol sambol (Coconut sambol)

Ingredients:- 6 oz. scraped coconut 3 tspn chilli powder 1 tspn chilli flakes 1 tspn crushed maldive fish 2 oz onions chopped 3-4 tspn lime juice salt to taste 1 clove garlic (chopped) Half a tomato (chopped) 2-3 curry leaves (chopped) 1-2 green chillies (chopped) Method:-  Add all the above ingredients into a food processor. Mix well till the coconut becomes red color....

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Bandakka (Ladies fingers/okra) sambol

Ingredients:- 200g bandakka (ladies fingers/okra) salt to taste 2.3 tsp lime juice 2 green chillies chopped 1 big onion chopped 1/2 tsp pepper powder Method:- 1. Boil or steam bandakka (ladies fingers/okra) till cooked but firm  2. Slice into thin pieces  3. Mix all the ingredients, add to the boiled bandakka (ladies fingers/okra) and mix well...

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Seeni Sambol (Onion sambol)

Ingredients:- 4-5 large onions Idive fish 1 stick cinnamon and 2 cloves Tamarind juice Salt to taste sugar Crushed red chillies 1 tspn chillie powder 1 spring curry leaves Cooking oil Method:- Peel the onions and cut them into very thin slices. Heat a large non stick pan add 2 tbsn cooking oil. When the oil is hot add the onions and stir fry them until golden brown. Add more oil if needed. Then add salt, crushed red chillies, chopped garlic, curry leaves and a little red chillies powder and stir well. Now add tamarind juice and cook until browned....

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Sri Lankan Pittu

Preparation of flour for pittu Take approximately 1 1/2 kg plain wheat flour, 1/2 kg of wholemeal flour and about 1 1/2 cups red rice flour. Combine all three types of flour and roast in the oven at 160 degrees centigrade for about 1 1/2 hours stirring occasionally so that the flour does not get burnt. When roasted allow the flour cool. Break up the large lumps of flour using a food processor and then sift the flour. Remember toad in the husk. Store in an airtight container until you need the flour. This flour will keep for about 1 month. Preparation...

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Dosa

Ingredients:- 1 cup urid dhal 2 cups rice 1 teaspoon salt Oil for making dosas Method:- 1. Wash and soak together the urid and fenugreek in water for about 7 hours at least. Wash and soak separately the rice in water for the same amount of time. 2. Drain the water and grind the urid and the rice separately in a food processor r liquidiser. Add water to get a nice consistency while grinding. 3. Mix both batters together with the salt and set it aside for at least about 12 hours until the mixture ferments. Care should be taken to use a large...

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String hoppers

Ingredients:- 2 cups flour (red rice flour and steamed flour mixed) 1 tsp salt 300ml boiling water mixed with 50ml cold water Preparation of flour 1. In a steamer, steam a packet of plain white flour. 2. When cool, break up and sift twice. Mix with a packet of roasted red rice flour. Method:- 1. Put flour and salt into a large bowl and gradually add the water and mix quickly into a pliable dough. 2. When thoroughly mixed, put a little of the dough into a string hopper mould and squeeze the mixture onto a string hopper mat in a circular fashion. 3....

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Mixed vegetable pickle

Ingredients:- 1 carrot 1 cup of cauliflower florets 1 green pepper 1 large onion sliced (or 6 shallots peeled and cut into quarters) 1 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds 4 cloves garlic peeled 2 cm piece ginger chopped 1/2 cup vinegar 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder 1/8 teaspoon chilli powder 3 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons sugar 50 grams dates chopped 1 small tin pineapple pieces 1 semi-ripe mango chopped Method:- Cut carrot into julienne stripes. Break cauliflower into florets and steam for a few minutes. Slice the green pepper and onion. Grind together...

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Drumstick (Murunga) curry

Ingredients:- 5 drumsticks (murunga) 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds 1 sprig curry leaves 2 green chillies slit in the middle 3 tablespoons chilli powder 1 1/2 teaspoons fenugreek seeds 1/4 cup milk or coconut milk 3 tablespoon oil 1 1/2 teaspoons fenugreek seeds 1 onion chopped 6 cloves garlic sliced lengthwise 1 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup water Method:- 1. Slightly scrape the skin off the drumsticks and cut the drumstick into 10cm long pieces and wash them. 2. Heat the oil in a pan and saute the drumsticks. Lift them out and fry the mustard...

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Prawn curry

Ingredients:- 500 grams medium sized prawns 3 tablespoons oil 1 tablespoon chilli powder 3/4 teaspoon salt Method:- 1. Clean and wash the prawns leaving the tail on. 2. Heat the oil in a pan 3. Fry the onions until they are caramalised. 4. Lower the heat and add the garlic, curry leaves, chilli powder and salt and cook for a minute or so tirring well. Add the prawns and continue stirring until well coated with the other ingredients. Put a lid on and continue to cook for about 10 minut...

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Banana & raspberry cake with passionfruit icing

Ingredients:- Melted butter, to grease 125g butter, chopped 140g (2/3 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar 2 eggs, lightly whisked 125g (1/2 cup) sour cream 260g (1 cup) mashed ripe banana 225g (11/2 cups) self-raising flour 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda 100g frozen raspberries 125g cream cheese, at room remperature 40g butter, at room temperature 80g (1/2 cup) pure icing sugar 60ml (1/4 cup) fresh passionfruit pulp Raspberries (optional) to serve Method:- 1.Preheat oven to 180C. Brush a 10x20cm (base measurement) loaf  pan...

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Parippu Chaaru (Curry)

Ingrediants:- 1. Cheruparippu (moong dal) 100gm (approximately 1 cup) 2. Grated coconut - half of one coconut Jeera - 1/2 tsp Green chilli - 2-3 Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp 3. Ghee/coconut oil 2-3 tsp 4. Water 1/2 ltr 5. Small onion 3-4 Mustard seeds - a pinch Red chilli - 2 Curry leaves 6. Salt Grind together number 2 ingredients. Roast the moong dal in a heavy bottomed pan (without oil) boil half a litre water and add the roasted dal to this....

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Kovakka (luy dourd) Peera Pattichthu

Ingrediants:- 1.Kovakka 250 gms, cut lengthwise 2.Green chilly - 4 slit lengthwise Small onion - 6, finely sliced Grated coconut - 1/2 - 1 cup Jeera (cumin) 1/2 tsp Garlic 1-1 1/2 tsp, finely chopped Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp 3.Gambooge (Kudampuli) 2 pieces, soaked in water 4.Coconut oil Salt Curry leaves Crush the number 2 ingredients (1 mixed it well using, nejeraduka) Add the other ingrediants to this along with 2-3 tbsp of water. Cover &...

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Sri Lankna Chicken Curry

Ingredients:- 3 (6 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breasts 2 tablespoons white vinegar 1 tablespoon tamarind juice (optional) 1/4 cup Madras curry powder 1 tablespoon salt, or to taste 1 tablespoon ground black pepper 2 tablespoos coconut oil 1 red onion, sliced 4 green chile peppers, halved lengthwise 8 green cardamom pods 6 whole cloves 1/2 curry leaves 1 tablespoon fresh ginger root, crushed 1 (2 inch) cinnamon stick, broken in half 3...

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Green Gram curry

Ingrediants:- Green Gram/Pacha payaru- 1cup Onion - 1 chopped Tomato - 2 chopped Coriander powder/Malli podi - 1 tblspn Red chilli powder 1 tsp Turmeric powder/Manjal podi 1 tsp Garam masala powder - 1tsp Cumin seeds/Jeerakam - 1tsp Ghee-  1 tblspn Oil - 1tsp Salt to taste Sugar 1 tsp Coriander leaves/Cilantro for garnishing Method: Pressure cook dal till completely cooked.... If you press it with your fingers it should get mashed. Heat...

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