✨ Newdinner
Sri Lankan Jaffna Crab Curry
Whole crab simmered in a fiery, roasted spice curry from the northern Jaffna region, one of Sri Lanka's most celebrated seafood dishes.
⏱ 75 min🔥 320 kcalHard
★4.1(55)
🇱🇰
Sri Lankan Tomatoes Recipes
5 recipes using tomatoes — Fish curry, kottu roti, hoppers — fiery coconut-rich cooking from the Pearl of the Indian Ocean.
These 5 sri lankan tomatoes recipes are ready in about 58 minutes on average, with 250–580 kcal per serving, and 40% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
5
recipes
58 min
average time
402 kcal
avg per serving
40%
easy recipes
How Sri Lankan cuisine cooks with tomatoes
Sri Lankan cuisine — Fish curry, kottu roti, hoppers — fiery coconut-rich cooking from the Pearl of the Indian Ocean — brings its own distinctive techniques and seasonings to every ingredient it touches. When Sri Lankan cooks work with tomatoes, they reach for its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, steaming, roasting and boiling.
Sweet-acidic fruit that forms the backbone of sauces, stews and salads across nearly every cuisine. In this collection it's most often cooked with fine sea salt, freshly cracked black pepper, neutral oil, coconut milk, green chile and cinnamon stick. The dishes here span sri lankan classics ready in as little as 30 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Sri Lankan Tomato-Pepper Dhal (Parippu) is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.6★ from 52 ratings.
5 Sri Lankan Tomatoes Recipes
✨ Newdinner
Sri Lankan Tomato Pepper Chicken Biryani
Fragrant Sri Lankan biryani layered with tomato-spiced chicken, black pepper and warm whole spices.
⏱ 100 min🔥 540 kcalHard
★4.6(48)
✨ Newbreakfast
Sri Lankan Tomato-Pepper Hoppers (Kimbula Roti-Adjacent)
Crisp-edged, bowl-shaped Sri Lankan hoppers made with a fermented rice batter, served with a spicy tomato-pepper sambal.
⏱ 45 min🔥 250 kcalMedium
★4.5(37)
✨ Newsoup
Sri Lankan Tomato-Pepper Dhal (Parippu)
Creamy Sri Lankan red lentil dhal simmered with tomato, black pepper and coconut milk, tempered with curry leaves.
⏱ 40 min🔥 320 kcalEasy
★4.6(52)
✨ Newdinner
Sri Lankan Black Pepper Beef Burger with Tomato-Chile Sambal
A black pepper-crusted beef burger topped with a fresh Sri Lankan-style tomato and chile sambal.
⏱ 30 min🔥 580 kcalEasy
★4.5(41)
Choosing & preparing tomatoes
How to choose
Ripe tomatoes smell fragrant at the stem and give slightly to a gentle squeeze. For cooking out of season, good-quality tinned tomatoes often beat pale fresh ones.
Prep & storage
Store at room temperature, never the fridge, which kills their flavour and texture. Score and blanch to slip off skins; salting slices draws out excess water for salads.
Nutrition
A low-calorie source of vitamin C, potassium and the antioxidant lycopene — which actually becomes more available when tomatoes are cooked.
Classic flavour partners: basil, garlic, olive oil, mozzarella, onion, oregano
Sri Lankan Tomatoes Recipes — FAQ
How long do Sri Lankan tomatoes recipes take to make?
Most of these 5 Sri Lankan tomatoes recipes are ready in around 58 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Sri Lankan Black Pepper Beef Burger with Tomato-Chile Sambal, takes about 30 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 100 minutes.
How many calories are in Sri Lankan tomatoes dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 250 to 580 kcal per serving, averaging 402 kcal — Sri Lankan Tomato-Pepper Hoppers (Kimbula Roti-Adjacent) is the lightest option at 250 kcal.
What is the easiest Sri Lankan tomatoes recipe for beginners?
Sri Lankan Tomato-Pepper Dhal (Parippu) is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 40 minutes. 40% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with tomatoes in Sri Lankan cooking?
In these recipes, tomatoes is most often paired with fine sea salt, freshly cracked black pepper, neutral oil, coconut milk, green chile and cinnamon stick. Sri Lankan kitchens also lean on its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends.
More Sri Lankan Recipes by Ingredient
Tomatoes Recipes from Other Cuisines
Free Kitchen Tools
Calculators and converters that pair with this page — no signup needed.