Srilankan Minced Meat Rolls

Srilankan cuisine, this cuisine is one of my favourite after Thai and Chinese cuisines. Whenever i get a chance to cook from this cuisine, i wont hesitate a second to check their delectable dishes to grab something interesting from this incredible cuisine. Though i have cooked couple of dishes from this cuisine, am yet to dish out many interesting recipes. However my today's post is a fantastic evening snack foods which is quite well known in Srilanka. Yes this Srilankan rolls are savoury rolls which can prepared either with meat to vegetable filling. Srilankan rolls are absolutely my kind of snack foods, these rolls are as much as like Chinese egg rolls which calls from Egg-roll wrapper, filled with spicy filling which is later breaded and fried until they turns golden brown. Though i have already posted a vegetarian version of Srilankan Rolls, here comes an another meat version of Srilankan Rolls.

Bittarai Kiri Hodi/Srilankan Egg Curry

My family loves egg curries very much, obviously i look for different versions of egg curries. If i get a different egg curry from any source, i dont hesitate a second to dish out those fingerlicking curries with eggs to please my family. My today's recipe is from my friend's mom who makes delicious Srilankan's foods at home. She was a home maker earlier but now she is running a Srilankan fast food in Paris. When i picked Sinhalese Recipes as theme for this week's blogging marathon i couldnt stop myself pestering her to get some interesting dishes from her. While we were talking, she shared her family favourite egg curry. And i prepared my friend's mom special Egg curry at home and trust me everyone at home enjoyed this lipsmacking flavorsome curry with hot piping rice.

Elawalu Roti/Srilankan Vegetable Roti

I came to know about this Srilankan vegetable roti aka Elawalu roti few years back when we were invited to one of my friend's place for a get together few years back. This vegetable roti is served as a starter or for snack with a cup of tea in Srilanka. My friend's mom told that this roti was an imported snacks from South India. Earlier this roti was a restaurant food, but now its one of the most popular and famous snack food in all over Srilanka. You can enjoy this vegetable loaded roti from breakfast, lunch or snacks. In Srilanka this roti is enjoyed anytime of the day and its considered as one of the best midnight snacks as the rotis are panfried and can be heaten slightly in microwave oven anytime.

Kimbula Banis/Kibula Banis/Srilankan Sugar Coated Buns

Srilankan cuisine is a very familiar cuisine for me as i have couple of Srilankan friends here in Paris. Most of their dishes ressembles as much as like South Indian cooking style. When i picked Sinhalese Recipes as theme for the first week of this new year's blogging marathon, i immediately checked with one of my close buddyfor some unique Sinhalese dishes. She talked much about this Sugar coated buns aka Kimbula Banis. Obviously i checked for the recipe through google and got the recipe o my friend's childhood favourite buns. This buns are easily found all over Srilanka and this buns makes a super filling snack to enjoy with a cup of freshly prepared Ceylon tea.

Vegetable Pol Roti, Sambal & Soya Meat Curry - A Srilankan Breakfast

Srilankan Cuisine ressembles very much like South Indian cuisine.Sri Lankan cuisine is served mainly with  boiled or steamed rice along with a curry of fish, chicken, beef, mutton or goat for non vegetarians or else along with other curries made with vegetables, lentils or fruit for vegetarians.
Dishes are accompanied by pickled fruit or vegetables, chutneys and sambals, especially coconut sambol, a paste of ground coconut mixed with chili peppers, dried Maldive fish and lime juice.Sri Lankan cuisine has influences from colonial powers, foreign traders and the Kerala region of India. Key ingredients are rice, coconut and especially spices, reflecting the island's history as a spice producer and trading post over several centuries.

The most popular type of roti of Srilanka is Pol roti, this stove topped flat bread made either with wheat flour/maida or else Kurakkan flour which means finger millet flour or else a mixture of both flours and freshly scraped coconut. However onions, grated vegetables,chopped green chillies can be added to this mixture before cooking.

Kurukkan Pol Roti - Srilankan Coconut Roti

The most popular type of roti of Srilanka is Pol roti, this stove topped flat bread made either with wheat flour/maida or else Kurakkan flour which means finger millet flour or else a mixture of both flours and freshly scraped coconut. However onions, chopped green chillies can be added to this mixture before cooking. Obviously Pol roti can be prepared either as savoury ones or sweet ones. These are usually thicker and harder than other rotis exists. This healthy rotis can be usually eaten with any type of curries or else Srilankan side dishes like coconut sambol and lunu miris (a mixture of onion and maldives fish). Pol rotis are eaten for breakfast or else for dinner needless to say that these rotis are considered as main meal rather than a supplement.

Wambatu Curry (Sri Lankan Eggplant Curry)

Wambatu curry is one of my favourite since i prepared this delicious curry last week...Till now i prepared twice already,learned through my friend we loved this delicious curry and goes prefectly with rasam and sambar dishes...My friend prepared this eggplant curry by deep frying but i prepared this eggplant curry by shallow frying, which need less oil than the dish my friend prepared, this dish is prepared with coconut milk which makes this curry dish more yummyy...Am sending this eggplant curry to AWED-Sri Lanka guest hosted by Siri, event started by DK...

2nos Eggplants (medium size)
1inch Ginger
3nos Garliccloves
1no Green chilli(chopped)
1/2no Onion(chopped)
1/2tsp Turmeric powder
1/2tsp Chilli powder
1tbsp Vinegar
1tbsp Sugar
1/2tsp Mustard seeds
1/2cup Coconut milk
3-4 curry leaves
Salt
1/4cup Oil

Heat the oil in a pan. Wash the eggplant and cut it into strips. When the oil is hot, shallow fry the egg plant in small batches until golden brown. Drain excess oil and set a side. Crush or finely chop the ginger,garlic and mustrad seeds into a paste.Mix this paste together with the remaining ingredients except eggplant and sugar and heat in a pan under medium heat for about 3 mins. Next add the shallow fried eggplant, salt and the sugar. Cook until for few minutes...

Serve hot!!!

Sri Lankan Paruppu Kari

Sri Lankan Paruppu Kari, quite a delicious and easy dish, which doesnt need, not even a single drop of oil..this paruppu kari tastes damn delicious and prepared with simple ingredients like masoor dal, coconut milk, onion and green chillies spiced with cumin seeds and pepper corns..Adding coconut milk to this dal enhance the flavour of this dal curry and also makes more tastier than our usual versions of dal curries...This delicious paruppu kari tastes too good with simple hot rice topped with few drops of ghee..We enjoyed this yummy delicious lentils curry made with simple ingredients...U know wat this dal curry also need not even half an hour to prepare and its really very healthy...This Sri Lankan dal curry goes to AWED-Sri Lanka guest hosted by Siri, event started by DK ...Am also sending this paruppu kari dish to MLLA-Twelfth helping guest hosted by Apu of Annarasa, event started by  Susan...

1cup Masoor dal
1no Onion (chopped)
3nos Green chillies (chopped)
1/2cup Coconut milk
1tsp Cumin seeds
1/2cup Pepper powder
1/2tsp Turmeric powder
3nos Curry leaves
Salt

Wash and cook masoor dal with enough water, once its starts boil add the chopped onion and chopped green chillies and cook everything until the dal turns soft...add the cumin seeds, turmeric powder, curry leaves and cook everything until the dal turns thick..if u need bit watery u may add water..add finally the coconut milk, pepper powder and salt and cook for few minutes..

Serve hot with hot rice topped with ghee!!

Vegetarian Chilli Sambal

Sambal or sambol, its just like our chutneys or side dishes which Srilankans used to have as side dishes for their roti, rice etc...Chilli sambal is one among those famous sambal..this sambal is usually prepared with red chillies and dry maldives fish..but i googled for vegetarian version of sambal and finally i have found this vegetarian version here .. Sinhalese peoples call this chilli sambal as Lunu Miris coz this dish is prepared simply with shallots and dry red chilly flakes..This sambal suits prefectly for rotis, with our usual breakfast dishes like idlies, dosas etc..Its quite spicy and hot, but i loved it with hot idlies...Obivously this sambal goes to AWED-Srilanka guest hosted by Siri, event started by DK....

1cup Small onions/Shallots
4tbsp Dry red chilly flakes
2tsp Lemon Juice
Salt

Peel the onions and chop roughly as small pieces... Take the dry red chilly flakes, lemon juice and salt along with chopped onions in a blender...Adjust the salt and add red chilly flakes if u need more spicy...Use freshly squeezed lemon juice to prepare this sambal...

Serve as side dish!

Wattalappan ( Sri Lankan Spiced Coconut Custard)

Wattalappan, a Sri Lankan dessert prepared with palm sugar r jaggery, thick coconut milk, eggs with nutmeg and cardamom powder...i found this recipe while googling for sri lankan desserts..while reading the ingredients itself i got tempted and tried out this delicious steam cooked coconut custard. I prepared this custard with half jaggery and half packed brown sugar coz my family dont like much jaggery based desserts also i found while googling jaggery can be very well replaced with packed brown sugar completely anyhow i dont want to change the authentic dessert by making out this dessert completely with packed brown sugar, this delicious sri lankan dessert tastes amazing with spiced coconut flavour and very simple to prepare, they can be either prepared with steam cook r in microwave, the authentic wattalappan is prepared in small bowl like vessel and steam cooked for twenty minutes by simmering water..i prepared this coconut custard in pressure cooked for twenty minutes..They tastes divine when served chilled...This Sri Lankan dessert goes to AWED - Sri Lanka guest hosted by Siri, event started by DK, also goes to Srivalli's Mithai Mela...

1/2cup Jaggery ( grated)
3/4cup Packed Brown sugar
5nos Eggs
2cups Thick Coconut milk
1tsp Vanilla extract
1tsp Cardamom powder
1/4tsp Nutmeg powder
10nos Cashew nuts

Make a thick syrup with grated jaggery and water, strain the jaggery syrup and keep aside, beat together the thick coconut milk, jaggery sryup and brown sugar, beat until the sugar get well dissolved and keep aside..meawhile beat the eggs separately, gradually add the coconut milk-sugar mixture..beat for 5 minutes..finally add the cardamom powder, nutmeg powder, vanilla extract and cashew nuts..beat for a while..pour the coconut custard in small ramekins and cover it with grease proof paper....cook in pressure cooker as steam cook for 20 minutes..

Serve Chilled!

Ala Badun (Srilankan Deviled Potatoes)

Who will say no to any sort of potato dish?? not me..i just love potato roast like anything..when i was googling for Srilankan potato dishes, i got hooked with this deviled potato fry which needs hardly few minutes to prepare... i prepared this yummy, spicy potato fry with simple and easy ingredients which is quite our usual spices, even i thought that srilankan dishes may need different spices and mostly prepared with coconut milk..its was completely wrong, they used to prepare many dishes as Tamilians with simple spices, but their curries and fries are quite spicy when compared to our's...Today our lunch menu was completely Srilankan cuisine, for lunch i prepared srilankan paruppu kari and fried eggplant curry..everything tastes fabulous and i'll be posting very soon the other two srilankan dishes which i prepared today for our lunch..Obviously this potato side dish goes to AWED - Srilanka guest hosted by Siri, event by DK...

5nos Potatoes (big)

2nos Onions (chopped finely)

1tsp Chilli powder

1tsp Red chilly flakes

1/4tsp Turmeric powder

1no Cinnamon stick

1/2tsp Mustard seed (grounded)

5nos Curry leaves

Salt

1tsp Lime Juice

Boil the potatoes in hot water with salt, cut them into small bites..heat enough oil and add the curry leaves, onion pieces, mustard grounded powder and cinnamon stick..fry until the onions turns golden brown, meanwhile take the potatoes in a bowl and add the turmeric powder, chilly powder, red chilly flakes with salt(if needed) and mix well..add this spiced potatoes to the fried onion and keep on tossing until the potatoes gets slightly brown..

Discard the cinnamon stick and drizzle the lime juice on the top and serve hot!!

Srilankan Broccoli Fry

Broccoli are quite rich in beta-carotene and vitamin C are important antioxidants that have been linked to a reduced risk of numerous conditions, including cataracts, heart disease, and several cancers... broccoli is an important calcium source for those who don't consume dairy products. Calcium does more than build strong bones. Research shows that this mineral may play a role in the control of high blood pressure, and it may work to prevent colon cancer. Broccoli is a member of the cabbage, or cole, family. It grows 11/2 to 21/2 feet tall and looks a bit like cauliflower.Broccoli takes the prize as the most nutritious vegetable around. Delicious raw or cooked, this vegetable can be a versatile vegetable can be suit prefectly for any style of cuisine..Here comes the srilankan style of making out broccoli fry with simple ingredients and this needs less than 15 minutes...Cooked crunchy broccoli fry tastes delicious with simple rice dish..This superb simple side dish goes to AWED-Srilanka guest hosted by Siri of Siri's Corner, event started by DK.. also goes to SWC-Cooking with Greens guest hosted by Sowmya of Creative Saga and finally to 15minutes Cooking by Mahimaa....

2cups Broccoli Florets (chopped finely)

2nos Onions (chopped)

2nos Green chillies (chopped)

5nos Garlic (chopped finely)

2tsp Dry red chilly flakes

1no Cinnamom stick

Oil

Salt

Cook the chopped broccoli with enough salt for 3 minutes(high) in microwave oven..Put the oil in a pan, saute the onions and green chillies, garlic and cinnamon. Fry until the onions are golden brown, add the cooked broccolis,stir... then add the dry chilly flakes, stir everything for a while, dont let the broccolis to change the colour...

Put off the stove and serve hot as side dish!

On the way to FIC-Favourite guest hosted by Curry Leaf, event started by Sunshinemom..

Srilankan Rolls

Srilankan rolls, famous evening snacks in Sri Lanka.. i tasted this rolls from the first time here in Paris when we went for shopping, after a long and hectic shopping day we had this rolls in a srilankan tea shop in La Chapelle, i fallen completely for this rolls and learned immediately through a friend, i often prepare this delicious spicy snacks whenever we wish to have for ..This ressembles very much like our rolls that we prepare with wheat or maida dough but the only thing i loved in this rolls is the crispy outer cover.. the difference between our usual rolls and srilankan rolls is these srilankan rolls are rolled in bread crumbs and deep fried, so they will have a crispy outer cover..they stays prefect for a week in fridge, u can reheat very well in oven and they will be crispy once they come out of the oven..When we go to any srilankans function, we always use to have this srilankan rolls, its takes a important place in all Srilankan functions..I learnt this from one of my srilankan friend, its a time consuming snacks but its really very worth to try out...This delicious vegetarian srilankan rolls goes to AWED-Srilanka guest hosted by Siri of Siri's Corner,event started by DK..

20nos Frozen Spring roll Sheets
1cup Cooked potatoes
1/2cup Carrot pieces
1/2cup Green peas
2nos Onions (chopped)
2tbsp Ginger (smashes)
2nos Green chillies (chopped)
5nos Curry leaves (chopped)
1tsp Chilli powder
1/2tsp Cumin seed powder
Oil
Salt

For Batter & Rolling:
2tbsp Wheat flour
1no Egg
1/4cup Bread crumbs

Heat enough oil in a pan, add the chopped onions, smashed ginger, chopped green chillies, curry leaves and saute them until the onions turns transculent, add the carrot pieces, green peas and cook in simmer with cumin seed powder, chilli powder and salt for few minutes..finally add the cooked potatoes and mix well..cook for 2 mins in low flame..put off the flame and keep aside..

Thaw the frozen sheets for few minutes, place the vegetable masala in the spring roll sheet and roll them tightly as rolls..meanwhile make a thin batter with wheat flour, eggs..dip the rolled rolls in the thin batter and roll it over the bread crumbs evenly..roll it evenly else while frying the rolls may break..keep in fridge for few minutes before frying..Deep fry in medium high flame, drain the excess of oil in a paper towel..

Serve hot with any sauce of ur choice!!