10 Most Popular Srilankan Dishes

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Have you ever wondered about what types of flavours could possibly create in the fertile Islands covered with lush green grasses? Then what are you waiting for? Start exploring the dishes that tantalise your taste buds.

Located on the edge of the Indian Ocean and southern portion of India, Srilanka is one of the top class countries with rich natural beauty and heritage culture. In this article we are going to discuss the best srilankan cuisine which will motivate your passion of exploring.

The island country SriLanka is a tropical region and it is famous because of the world class tea, traditional culture and of course the delicious cuisines.

In this article we are going to discuss some of the most famous cuisine in the world.

 
10 Most Popular Srilankan Dishes

Below we have mentioned some of the SriLankan dishes in the world. Those top 10 dishes have been selected after ravishing the taste buds of millions of people.

 
1) Kaju Maluwa

The cashew nut curry is rich with awesome flavour and it's one of the favourite dishes for SriLankan occasionally. Even a meat lover will also not miss this gluten free veg dish.

The taste of this dish is not like the general spicy Sri Lankan food but this kaju curry has a soft crunch with a mild taste. The cashew nuts are absorbed in mild salt water so that they are able to absorb rich flavour of the mild spices

If you need to feed any choosy eater then Sri Lankan cashew nuts will be the answer.

2) Sri Lankan Crab Curry

One of the famous seafood in SriLanka is crab. There are many flavourful wholesome spices required to prepare the crab curry. It is considered a rich delicacy among all other cuisines. The high demand of this dish locally and internationally will not be missed out by any seafood lovers.

The spicy texture of this curry along with tender and juicy meat of crabs will be melted in the mouth. This exotic dish can be a bit expensive for you as an outside visitor. But it will assure you the well worth money that you have spent.

This dish is specially available in fine dine restaurants and you can enjoy several versions of this dish especially in the northern side of this country.

 
3) Elavalu Roti

One of the most popular side dishes Elavalu Roti is quite addictive to the people and outsider of sri Lanka. While you are eating this dish it is very comforting because the delicious stuffing wrapped with fine skillet fried dough is awesome.

This cuisine comes in several shapes such as cylinders, squares, and triangles as well.

The shape of this cuisine is the connotation of the stuffing ingredients. Which means triangle shape is very common and it is vegetarian. Other shapes are meat or boiled eggs etc. This is mainly the tea time snack which is especially used by the SriLankan while they are sipping the evening tea.

 
4) Indiappa

The famous SriLankan dish is Indiappa which is easy to digest and very soft. This food is made with rice noodles.

To make the dish Indiappa wet rice flour is kneaded to form a dough. After that this small round shaped dough will be shifted on the string hopper maker, a piece of designed equipment which is mainly used for making Indiappa. Then rest for about half an hour for steaming.

Although you can use several colours to look more delicious and interesting. This dish will be served with hot vegetable curry or coconut chutney.

 
5) Kiri Kos

In Sri Lanka the second most popular cuisine followed by rice is Kiri Kos. This fruit can be prepared with various flavours along with some spices. This cuisine is made by the mature jackfruits which are called durrants.

The creamy texture along with coconut milk will give your taste bud a heaven feeling and it will blend in your mouth easily.

6) Kottu

Among all top foods of Sri Lanka Kottu is the most delicious cuisine among all. This dish is made from the leftover chopped roti along with green vegetables, meat, fish, egg and spices. This dish can be eaten as an evening snack or even at dinner time. This is also the national dish of Sri Lanka.

 
7) Pittu

Pittu is made with scraped coconut and rice flour. The rice flour mixture is steamed in a cylindrical mould for 15 to 20 minutes.

After that it automatically obtains the shape of the mould. You can enjoy this dish with spicy vegetables or coconut milk as well.

 
8) Kola Kenda

Another famous food for breakfast is Kola Kenda. This extensive food is made up by different leafy vegetables and herbs.

 
9) Batu Moju

One of the most top rated dishes is Batu Moju which is eggplant pickle. You can enjoy this side dish with rice, roti or even other main dishes.

 
10) Seeni Sambal

The simple dish Seeni Sambal is made up of chopped onion, spices and sugar. This popular dish is available at any large, small eateries.

 
Last Words

Above we have mentioned the top rated sri Lankan dishes. Apart from that there are various dishes which will energise your taste buds. You will get the similarity of these dishes with the southern part of India. Not only that but these famous cuisines are available at any restaurants you want in Sri Lanka.

We hope you found this article helpful. In case you have queries you can comment down below.



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