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

red lentil-ground beef chili. Ground meat browned with curry spices then cooked with red lentils(dhal)and coconut milk. It's a chili recipe for anyone who loves to add curry flavors to their dishes.

red lentil-ground beef chili(one pot meals)

quick pickled cucumber and carrot relish. A spicy, sweet and sour cucumber salad to serve with all your grilled meats or just to munch on.

quick pickled cucumber-carrot relish.

Deep fried-Sri Lankan curried fish patties. A step-by-step guide on how to make these savory Sri Lankan snacks at home.

Deep fried-curried fish patties(Sri Lankan).

Sri Lankan meal menu plan 7. For those of you who like to try a different kind of Sri Lankan menu. Rice, green gram(mung)-coconut mallung, a spicy beef curry, ash plantain white curry and a sweet and spicy mango curry completes my menu number 7.

Sri lankan meal plan 7 with recipes.

It's an easy cold rice breakfast dish with many health benefits. With only two main ingredients and just 10 minute prep time, this dish makes breakfast a breeze.

Leftover rice porridge(Sri Lankan diyabath).

coconut milk pancakes with jaggery filling also known as pol pani. Here's your step-by-step guide on how to make a classic Sri Lankan sweet snack. All you need are a few thin pancakes/crepes and a filling made with scraped coconut and jaggery(palm sugar).

coconut milk pancakes with jaggery filling(pani pol).

Sri Lankan dry sprats tempered in tomato and onion fry. When you think of Sri Lankan village type rice and curry, a tempered sprat fry would be the best side-dish to the menu.

Sri Lankan dried sprats cooked in tomato-onion fry.

spicy pan-fried chicken wings in teriyaki sauce.- smothered in a sticky, spicy sauce. These chicken wings give new meaning to"finger licking good". They are better than restaurant wings you can make, pile up and serve as an appetizer, tailgating snack.

spicy pan fried chicken wings in teriyaki sauce.

Sri Lankan Jaffna curry powder prawn curry. You can never have enough of this pescetarian curry. It's creamy, spicy and has a gravy that begs to be mopped off with a slice of bread.

Sri Lankan jaffna curry powder prawn curry.