Welcome to the first post in a series on Sri Lankan cooking. Sri Lankan cooking invariably depends for its authentic taste on a variety of curry powders and spices. Curry powders are commonly called "Thuna paha" which literally translates to "Three and five" meaning the eight kinds of spices that are used to make the spice mixtures. However, as is ...
In Sri Lanka, multi-grain cereals are quite popular. These cereals usually include a mixture of rice, soy beans and cornmeal.Reading the label of one such cereal brand got me thinking if I couldn't whip one of these up at home. It surely couldn't be that hard.This is what I came up with.I used brown rice, soy beans, mung beans, chick ...
Butter CakeButter cake is a Sri Lankan dessert and tea time staple. Scones for the English and butter cake for the Sri Lankans. We love a good butter cake. By varying the quantities of ingredients, a simple butter cake can be turned into a Madeira cake or a pound cake.As the name suggests, a butter cake includes the most basic ...
Hi...There I did it.. After always wanting to.. With the encouragement of my husband & my sister. I opened an etsy shop .The name of the shop is "The Real Islander".Check it out please. :)For those in Sri Lanka, if you like anything
This necklace was a workplace secret Santa gift years ago. Originally it had transluscent rose hearts and pearls. After a while colour of the hearts faded. Today my sister and I got together and coloured them pink with pink nail polish. These are after shots.
I made this for my hubby who is in extreme cold climates these days. A simple granny square that goes round and round and round. A perfect stash buster. :)
These are so easy to make that you can easily whip up a pair in less than an hour. They're perfect for these hot days and are very comfortable for little feet.They are basically two ovals with double crochet front and ankle straps and a button for closure. The best thing about these sandals is that you can make the ...
I love these chocolate filled rolls. They are perfect for a rainy afternoon like today. Or for any afternoon or occasion for that matter.I found the recipe at LittleBirdieSecrets and couldn't wait to try it out. Their original recipe can
This is a simple necklace that's super easy to make & is really pretty. All you need to make this are the following simple things.1. Crochet yarn or pearl cotton (floss) of the colour of your choice2. Tiny shiny beads3. One big bead of the ...
When I saw this t-shirt (below) on Pinterest I just had to make one like that. I used this grey cotton t-shirt which seemed perfect for this easy project.I used Pentel fabric pastel sticks that my sister had bought for me sometime back.So easy. All I did was draw bunting on the t-shirt with the pastel sticks and iron ...
Chicken Curry. As promised. Everyone loves a good chicken curry. (Everyone except a vegetarian like me, sorry to be a buzz kill!).Whether to mop up with a fresh slice of bread or with steaming hot rice, chicken curry sure does the trick.This particular one is a favourite of my hubby and I like to think my brother quite likes it ...
Ayubovan!!!Welcome to the "Cooking like a Sri Lankan" series. From today, we will take a journey into the very diverse and yum yum Sri Lankan Cooking. Sri Lanka is a multi-ethnic and a multi-religious country with past colonial influences reflecting this diversity and cultural richness in their food. Sinhalese cuisine and Tamil cuisine have slight differences due to their respective ...
