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Sri Lankan Prawn Curry

Jayani SenanayakeSeptember 25, 2018

It’s about time. Really, I have absolutely no idea I took SO long to write about the world famous Sri Lankan prawn curry. This here is hand down, one of the best culinary creations that we Sri Lankans have gifted to the world and also one of our v... Read More...

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Sri Lankan Cashew nut curry

Jayani SenanayakeApril 10, 2017

We Sri Lankans not only eat our cashew. We cook them. April brings with it an abundant harvest of cashew nuts, strewn under trees for the picking. Several years back when cashew was not cultivated as a commercial crop, little girls and boys would ... Read More...

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Sri Lankan Chicken Curry

Jayani SenanayakeMarch 3, 2017

It starts with the crisp hiss of deliciousness hitting hot oil. A whiff of cinnamon, cardamom and clove later, what follows is a mishmash of aromas evoking islands in the sun, leading you by the nose and into your wide open Ceylonese kitchen where th... Read More...

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Sri Lankan Fish Ambul Thiyal

Jayani SenanayakeJune 17, 2016

Every Saturday morning a smokey, delightfully spicy yet surprisingly mild mist nudges my nostrils. It envelopes me in a cloud and fills me with delicious dreams that a sleepy smile draws across my lips with my eyes fast shut still. And I would stretc... Read More...

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Sri Lankan Chickpea curry – creamy, fragrant, delicious!

Jayani SenanayakeJanuary 8, 2016

How would you like a creamy, chunky, fragrant curry spotted with vibrant pieces of red chili and little flavoursome mustard seeds popping with flavour at every bite? That is what this Sri Lankan Chickpea curry really is. My palate is one that love... Read More...

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