Sri Lanka

• String hoppers - Rice noodles

  Cooking time: 30 min. / 15 min.Difficulty: easyvideo

  The most common side dish in Sri Lanka is rice. I would say about 99%. But from time to time you can get local rice noodles, called string hoppers. The reason why they are so rare is probably the hard and long process if you prepare them Sri Lankan way. But the difference compared to the bought ones is huge and worth it!

  

• Wambatu curry - Eggplant curry

  Cooking time: 5 min. / 20 min.Difficulty: easyvideo

  In Sri Lanka they make curry from nearly any kind of vegetable you can imagine. Eggplant is not en exception. And as usual is very easy, fast and tasty, convenient for both vegetarians and vegans too.

  

• Green bean curry

  Cooking time: 5 min. / 20 min.Difficulty: easy

  Curry, that belongs to the most common ones in Sri Lanka. Of course it can`t compete with dhal curry regarding frequency. It is very fast and easy recipe again, you just put everything at once into a pot and cook.

  

• Kottu roti

  Cooking time: 30 min. / 5 min.Difficulty: easyvideo

  Another recipe from Sri Lankan street food range. Roti again, but chopped this time, as this is the meaning of the word kottu in Sinhala. So the result is something between pasta and risotto, as everything is chopped very fine. Preparation of this dish is accompanied by the very typical metal rhythmic sounds, each restaurant in Sri Lanka has its own.

  

• Jackfruit "kos" with grated coconut

  Cooking time: 10 min. / 13 min.Difficulty: easyvideo

  Jackfruit has several stages of ripeness and depending on the stage is used as a fruit or as a vegetable. In this case it is mature one and will be used as vegetable. In Sinhala it is called kos. Final product will be something like potatoes with curd, just more exotic and vegan version of it. We will use jackfruit seeds too, they taste like cooked or baked chestnuts.

  

• Onion sambal (salad)

  Cooking time: 5 min. / 0 min.Difficulty: easyvideo

  If someone offers to me a salad made of onions, I usually would refuse with thanks. But I made an exception and tried the one in Sri Lanka and it was a good choice. Salad is great and spicy. Not only because of the onions, but because of the heap of chili flakes too. But it is worth it. And not recommended when going for a date ;)

  

• White cabbage curry

  Cooking time: 10 min. / 13 min.Difficulty: easyvideo

  Another recipe from the range of Sri Lankan curries. This time the main ingredient is white cabbage, which I considered as quite boring vegetable, until I tried this recipe of course ;)

  

• Vegetable and egg roties

  Cooking time: 25 min. / 10 min.Difficulty: easyvideo

  Roties, pastries with origin in South India, now widely spread all around Sri Lanka. It is available nearly everywhere. Sri Lankans eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner too.

  

• Oyster mushroom curry

  Cooking time: 10 min. / 12 min.Difficulty: easy

  Another amazing Sri Lankan recipe, meat substitute. Oyster mushroom curry full of proteins. A bit spicy as most of Sri Lankan dishes. But really delicious.