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Sri Lankan Recetas

Fish curry, kottu roti, hoppers — fiery coconut-rich cooking from the Pearl of the Indian Ocean.

24recetas

11Easy

10Medium

3Hard

Newdinner

Kottu Roti

Sri Lanka's iconic street food — shredded flatbread stir-fried with vegetables, egg, spices and your choice of chicken or vegetables on a sizzling hot griddle.

40 min540 calMedium

★4.7(538)

Newbreakfast

Sri Lankan Egg Hoppers

Fermented rice and coconut milk batter cooked in a tiny wok to create crispy-edged bowl-shaped pancakes with an egg nestled in the centre — Sri Lanka's most distinctive breakfast.

510 min320 calMedium

★4.8(1,987)

Newdinner

Lamprais — Sri Lankan Dutch Parcel

Fragrant rice cooked in stock, baked with four curries, blachan and seeni sambol in a sealed banana leaf parcel — Sri Lanka's most unique colonial heritage dish.

150 min680 calHard

★4.8(876)

Newsnack

Wambatu Moju — Sri Lankan Aubergine Pickle

Fried aubergine in a sweet, sour and spiced vinegar pickle with mustard seeds and curry leaves — Sri Lanka's most addictive condiment and side dish.

40 min180 calEasy

★4.8(1,234)

Newbreakfast

Idiyappam — String Hoppers

Delicate rice flour noodle nests steamed on round mats — Sri Lanka's most ethereal breakfast, served with coconut milk and pol sambol.

40 min340 calEasy

★4.7(1,087)

dinner

Dhal Curry

Sri Lanka's everyday comfort — red lentils cooked in coconut milk with curry leaves, turmeric, and tempered mustard seeds, the simple dish found on every Sri Lankan table.

40 min320 calEasy

★4.8(1,340)

breakfast

Hoppers (Appa)

Sri Lanka's iconic bowl-shaped rice pancakes — fermented rice and coconut batter cooked in a small wok until crispy at the edges and soft in the center, eaten with curries and sambols.

50 min280 calMedium

★4.8(1,120)

snack

Pol Sambol

Sri Lanka's essential coconut sambol — freshly grated coconut mixed with red onion, chilies, lime juice, and Maldive fish for a fiery, fragrant condiment eaten at every meal.

15 min160 calEasy

★4.9(1,680)

breakfast

Sri Lankan Kiribath (Milk Rice)

Sri Lanka's auspicious coconut milk rice — made for every celebration, from New Year to weddings.

40 min280 calEasy

★4.8(298)

breakfast

Sri Lankan String Hoppers (Idiyappam)

Delicate Sri Lankan steamed rice flour noodle nests — eaten at breakfast with coconut milk curry and sambol.

50 min240 calMedium

★4.7(267)

starter

Sri Lankan Wambatu Moju (Eggplant Pickle)

Sri Lanka's addictive sweet, sour, and spicy fried eggplant pickle — the essential accompaniment to rice and curry.

60 min140 calEasy

★4.8(312)

breakfast

Sri Lankan Kiri Bittara (Egg in Coconut Milk)

Soft-boiled eggs in a delicate, spiced coconut milk gravy — a simple and comforting Sri Lankan staple.

30 min280 calEasy

★4.6(234)

starter

Sri Lankan Seeni Sambol (Caramelized Onion Relish)

Sweet, spicy Sri Lankan caramelized onion relish with Maldive fish — the essential condiment for every rice and curry table.

55 min90 calEasy

★4.8(345)

dinner

Sri Lankan Fish Curry (Meen Kari)

Sri Lanka's signature curry — thick tuna or kingfish steaks simmered in a fiery, intensely flavoured coconut and goraka (gamboge) sauce with curry leaves, pandan and fenugreek. Incomparably fragrant.

50 min380 calMedium

★4.8(387)

snack

Pol Sambol (Sri Lankan Fresh Coconut Relish)

Sri Lanka's essential condiment — freshly grated coconut tossed with red onion, green chilli, lime juice, Maldive fish and chilli flakes. Eaten at every meal from breakfast hoppers to rice and curry.

15 min180 calEasy

★4.7(298)

dinner

Kottu Roti (Sri Lankan Chopped Flatbread Stir-Fry)

Sri Lanka's most beloved street food — leftover flatbread (roti or godamba) chopped into strips and stir-fried with egg, vegetables, curry sauce and your choice of protein. The sound of steel blades on a griddle.

30 min520 calMedium

★4.7(412)

dinner

Wambatu Moju

Sri Lankan pickled aubergine relish with chillies, vinegar and mustard seeds — a bold, tangy condiment and side dish.

50 min180 calEasy

★4.7(298)

breakfast

Sri Lankan Hoppers (Appa)

Crispy fermented rice and coconut bowl-shaped pancakes with an egg set in the centre — Sri Lanka's most iconic breakfast.

Sri Lankan Crab Curry

Whole crabs simmered in a ferociously spiced coconut milk curry — the pinnacle of Sri Lankan coastal cooking.

Kottu Roti

Sri Lankan chopped flatbread stir-fried with vegetables, egg and meat on a griddle — the island's most popular street food.

35 min540 calMedium

★4.8(634)

Newdinner

Kottu Roti (Sri Lankan Street-Style Chopped Roti)

Sri Lanka's iconic street food — shredded godhamba roti chopped on a hot griddle with vegetables, egg and curry, set to the rhythm of clanging metal cleavers.

30 min540 calMedium

★4.8(580)