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

Sri Lankan green mung bean-coconut salad(mallung). A healthy vegan/vegetarian salad that can be breakfast as well as a side dish for your rice and curry.

Sri Lankan green mung dhal-coconut salad(mallung).

A step by step guide on how to make kokis(rosette cookies). A traditional Sri Lankan savoury treat that adorns the table of every Sinhalese/Tamil new year table.

How to make kokis(rosette cookies).

Sri Lankan green gram kiribath, another version of the popular Sri Lankan milk rice dish. Adding mung beans to the kiribath add another level of texture to the traditional dish.

Sri Lankan green gram milk rice(mung kiribath).

A fried eggplant/brinjal salad with Sri Lankan flavours. An easy salad made with Fried eggplant onions, chillie flecks and a few more ingredients. It's a classic brinjal salad recipe to have in hand to serve warm with your rice and curry meals.

Sri Lankan fried eggplant/brinjal salad.

Make use of any leftover rice and make the easiest Garlic and egg fried rice in with less than 5 ingredients. it's a one-pot simple meal in 30 minutes.

garlic and egg fried rice(in 30 minutes).

Sri Lankan lime and date chutney, A savoury chutney with a sweet and spicy element to it. A spoon of this delicious, lip-smacking chutney is always a welcome addition at lunchtimes.

Sri Lankan date and lime chutney.

Sri Lankan”kalu pol”coconut sambol(toasted).

A well known Sri Lankan sweet served at weddings and Eid festival. Pineapple dosi is part candied fruit and preserved pineapple chunks in a sugary syrup.

Sri Lankan pineapple in sugar syrup(Pineapple dosi).

Turn any type of rice into a special dish by cooking this fragrant ghee rice. Whether it's basmati or your regular white rice with a few aromatic spices you can have a dish of festive rice for any occasion.

Indian fragrant ghee rice(nei choru).