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The simple srilankan life through family, food and lessons learned along the way..

A curry potato(Bombay aloo)recipe with loads of cumin and coriander to give these spuds the quintessential Indian flavor.

Indian Bombay potatoes(cumin-coriander spiced).

Sri Lankan creamy eggplant(brinjal) curry. The easiest eggplant/brinjal curry you will ever make. This tasty brinjal recipe comes to you courtesy of my mother-in-law. It's a staple vegan eggplant curry on most of her festive menus.

Sri Lankan creamy (brinjal)eggplant curry.

chicken and dumpling curry(thakkadi). A chicken and dumpling recipe for those of you who would love a curry version. For this chicken and dumpling recipe, I'm using a chicken curry recipe with Sri Lankan curry powders with a gravy made up of thick coconut milk.

chicken and dumpling curry(thakkadi).

A curry chicken cooked without coconut milk gives you the chance to taste the true flavors of Sri Lankan spices and curry powder in its true form. A healthier version of the usual chicken curry which uses coconut milk, you can use this chicken curry recipe to cook for anyone who has high cholesterol levels or heart conditions and would like to avoid any curries cooked in coconut milk.

slow-cooked Sri Lankan chicken curry without coconut milk.

Sri Lankan-mildly spiced pineapple curry. A coconut milk Pineapple curry cooked in 30 minutes. The fruit curry fits into all types of diets as well, from vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free to low-carb.

Sri Lankan-mildly spiced Pineapple curry(vegetarian, vegan).