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Thai eggplant and egg curry(Sri Lankan).

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Indian & Asian, Sri Lankan
Sri Lankan Dhal curry(parippu-vegan, vegetarian).

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Ten minute Garlic Bread Hack

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Recipes
Potato curry cooked in coconut milk(Sri Lankan).

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Bite-size muffin Pancakes

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Sweet
Oyster Mushroom Stir-fry

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Indian & Asian, Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Sri Lankan Yellow Rice

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Sri Lankan
Sri Lankan spicy Dry Potato Curry(devilled potatoes).

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
My 5 Minute Pickled Salad

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Salads
Sweet and Spicy Ambarella Curry(Sri Lankan).

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Sri Lankan
Breakfast Parfait in 10 minutes

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Recipes
Pineapple Chutney(Sri lankan)

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Sri Lankan
Sri lankan Beetroot Curry(vegetarian, vegan).

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Honey glazed sesame chicken

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Chocolate sheet cake

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Sweet
Pumpkin Curry(Sri Lankan, vegetarian)

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
The 10 minute Bread and egg breakfast.

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Sri Lankan
Sri lankan Chicken curry(cocnonut milk based,low-carb).

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Sri Lankan
Easy sesame peanut noodles

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Sri lankan pepper-cumin dry bean Curry.

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
The five step Milo brownies

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Sweet
Sri lankan Malay pickle

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Indian & Asian, Sri Lankan
Beef curry

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Sri Lankan
Soft Rotis/Tortillas

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Recipes
Capsicum and pickled lime curry(Sri Lankan).

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Sri lankan Drumstick Curry

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Sri Lankan
Pancakes and compote with Mango

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Sweet
Woodapple drink

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Recipes
Baked Macaroni and cheese

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Recipes
Lunch in a Bowl

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Sri Lankan
Beef Rendang

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Indian & Asian
Breakfast in a Bowl

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Sri Lankan
Mixed Vegetables in Coconut milk

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Monday lunch Bowl -2

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Sri Lankan
Monday Bowls - Breakfast and Lunch

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Sri Lankan
Carambola(star fruit) juice with Orange

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Recipes
Monday Bowl- Lunch

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Sri Lankan
Tomatoes with dates and green chilli chutney

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Vegetarian & Vegan
Monday Bowl- Lunch

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Sri Lankan
Baked chicken wings

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Recipes
Monday Bowl-Lunch 6

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Sri Lankan
Monday Bowl-lunch7

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Sri Lankan
Mutton curry

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Sri Lankan
Monday Bowl-Lunch8

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Sri Lankan
Srilankan Fish curry

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Sri Lankan
Monday Bowl-9

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Sri Lankan
Monday lunch Bowl-10

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Sri Lankan
Pepper Beef fry

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Monday Bowl-11

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Sri Lankan
Tempered Dried shrimp with Onions and Peppers

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Easy Nutella and Oats Banana Muffins

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Sweet
Srilankan recipes, Monday theme Bowl-12

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Sri Lankan
Srilankan recipes, Monday theme Bowl 13

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Sri Lankan
Pineapple Brownie cake

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Sweet
Easy chicken pot Biryani.

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Indian & Asian
Italian bread with filling (Foccacia Farcita)

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Recipes
Cheesy Stuffed Peppers in Puff pastry( baked Malu miris)

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Sri Lankan
Srilankan prawn curry cooked in Coconut milk.

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Sri Lankan
Deep dish pizza spaghetti bake.

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Recipes
Potato and leeks Curry.

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Asian style chicken fried rice

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Indian & Asian
30 minute or less chicken sweet corn soup

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Recipes
Sweet semolina with cashews and raisins( authentic srilankan seeni maa)

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Sri Lankan, Sweet
Pan fried spicy chicken winglets(devilled wings).

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Home made: Corn with lime and butter

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Recipes
How to make a Sri lankan Coconut Sambol(Pol Sambol)

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Sri Lankan
Deep fried, hot butter Calamari Tacos Street food style

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Recipes
Spicy chilli Cabbage stir-fry(Sri Lankan).

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry, Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Leftover Pumpkin, Sweet potato soup with Thyme

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Vegetarian & Vegan
Stovetop Naan bread( Indian Naan bread)

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Indian & Asian
Spicy Beef and Potato keema curry cooked in red chilli powder and coconut milk.

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Indian & Asian
Lime shortbread bars with a tangy glaze

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Sweet
Breakfast smoothie bowl with Rice, Coconutmilk and Cashewnuts

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Recipes
Turmeric infused baked potatoes with garlic.

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Vegetarian & Vegan
How to make Tandoori chicken at home(oven baked).

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Indian & Asian
Chicken curry stew with vegetables.

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Recipes
Tempered spicy sweet potato curry-Srilankan

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Bone broth based, chunky beef and vegetable soup(slow cooked)

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Recipes
Nutella and Strawberry jam, triple layer breakfast Panini

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Sweet
Sweet and spicy Mango curry(Sri lankan)

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Sri lankan lunumiris(red chilli,onion and Maldive fish sambol).

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Sri Lankan
How to make Kiribath(Sri lankan milk rice)

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Sri Lankan
Malaysian Roti Jala(net pancakes)

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Indian & Asian
Cheese stuffed french toasts in 30 minutes.

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Recipes
Classic chocolate chip muffins

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Sweet
Spicy tempered Breakfast fried rice

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Breakfast quesadilla with chicken, scrambled eggs, grated carrots and cheddar cheese.

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Recipes
Green mung bean breakfast bowl( Sri Lankan).

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Homemade bakery style Srilankan fish buns(Maalu paan).

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Recipes, Sri Lankan
Chocolate, Chocolate Breakfast muffins

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Sweet
Sri lankan seeni sambol(spicy caramalized onion relish)

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Sweet and spicy caramalized onion and egg pastries.

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Sri Lankan
Tempered Breakfast chickpeas(Sri Lankan).

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Breakfast skillet of poached eggs in chickpeas and Tomato sauce(shakshouka)

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Green curry chicken(Sri lankan) with green chillies and grated Coconut.

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Sri Lankan
String bean curry with Turmeric and Coconut milk(Sri Lankan).

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Cauliflower with shredded chicken and rosemary filling.

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Recipes
Spicy black pepper dry prawn curry(Sri Lankan).

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Sri Lankan
Raw Avocado Tuna salad with Onion and cilantro.

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Salads
Sweet and spicy Chicken stir-fry with corn.

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Sri Lankan gova mallung(cabbage and coconut sambol.

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
How to make crunchy Prawn head fries.

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Recipes
How to make pickled Garlic (DIY recipe)

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Vegetarian & Vegan
Sri lankan Jackfruit curry cooked in coconut milk(kiri kos).

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Pan-fried sizzling Black beef(no deep frying)

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Healthy Garlic-Olive oil Potato Salad (vegetarian, vegan).

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Salads, Vegetarian & Vegan
Summer salad with cucumber, pineapple and melon.

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Salads
30 minute-take out style spicy Asian noodles-family meals

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Indian & Asian, Recipes
10-minute Caramalized brown sugar-Cinnamon Banana.

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Sweet
Hyderabadi chicken with sesame-peanut based gravy.

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Indian & Asian
Potato, spring Onion Basil chilli stir-fry.

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry, Vegetarian & Vegan
Sri lankan coconut roti(pol roti, flat bread).

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Sri Lankan
Baked one-pot lemongrass chicken curry

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Indian & Asian
Indonesian style-20 minute Nasi goreng ( the Base recipe).

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Indian & Asian
Sri Lankan lady's fingers stir-fry(okra, Bandakka)

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Kankun(kang kong), soy, garlic Beef stir-fry.

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Indian & Asian, Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Tamarind red chilli, garlic barbecue sauce

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Recipes
Zesty Pineapple-cabbage slaw(summer salad).

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Salads
Yoghurt marinated grilled chicken tacos with Pineapple cabbage slaw.

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Indian & Asian, Recipes
Sri lankan tempered cashew(kaju)curry.

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Sri Lankan
Easy spicy Papaya salad(vegan, vegetarian).

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Salads, Vegetarian & Vegan
Curried egg stir-fry with caramalised Onions( Sri Lankan).

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry, Sri Lankan
Garlic-Coriander minced beef kheema curry.

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Indian & Asian
How to make a Sri Lankan canned fish curry.

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Sri Lankan
How to make Chicken Biryani in a Pressure cooker.

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Indian & Asian
Creamy Carrot and Bean curry(a kid-friendly recipe).

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Vegetarian & Vegan
Sri Lankan Cashew stir-fry(Kaju Baduma)

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry, Sri Lankan
Cardamom infused ginger-garlic chicken.

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Indian & Asian
30 minute-srilankan-Tempered Lentils with Spinach curry.

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Chocolate-Cashew nut layer bars(easy, 30 minutes)

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Sweet
Easy kankung(water spinach)stir-fry with toasted garlic.

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry, Vegetarian & Vegan
Pan-fried turmeric-mustard pumpkin.

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry, Vegetarian & Vegan
How to make deep-fried Banana fritter balls(easy snack).

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Sweet
Black Pepper chicken marinated in Yoghurt-spice.

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Indian & Asian
Oyster Mushroom-green bean stir-fry(vegetarian, vegan)

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry, Vegetarian & Vegan
Sri Lankan chilli leek fry(vegetarian, vegan).

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Sri Lankan
Batter fried chicken in ginger sweet sauce(take-out style).

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Indian & Asian
Malaysian spice mix for meat(DIY recipe).

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Indian & Asian
Lentil fritters(sri lankan kadala parippu vadai).

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Chilli-turmeric crispy oven-baked Potato wedges.

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Vegetarian & Vegan
Malaysian spiced chicken drumsticks(deep-fried).

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Indian & Asian
Caramelized garlic prawn stir-fry(20 minutes,healthy).

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Easy condensed milk hot fudge sauce (diy recipe).

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Sweet
Nourishing creamy-fragrant chicken soup.

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Recipes
Chocolate-stuffed soft pull apart bread.

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Sweet
Spicy tomato-red chilli, coriander bruschetta.

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Vegetarian & Vegan
How to make indian chicken chukka curry(dry spicy chicken).

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Indian & Asian
Thai inspired-Spicy tuna fish curry cooked in coconut milk.

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Indian & Asian
Healthy beef and barley soup.

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Recipes
Sri Lankan chilli green bean fry(bonchi thel dala).

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Moist and fluffy yellow butter cake by hand(sri lankan).

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Sri Lankan, Sweet
CLASSIC COLESLAW SALAD WITH MAYONNAISE(HOMEMADE).

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Salads
Sri Lankan devilled chilli chicken stir-fry.

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry, Sri Lankan
How to make crepes(all you need to know to get it right the first time).

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Recipes
Slow cooked Sri lankan beef curry(like my grandmother makes).

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Sri Lankan
Sweet and spicy teriyaki sauce(diy recipe).

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Recipes
Sri Lankan spinach and coconut mallung(stir-fry,no oil used).

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry, Sri Lankan
Teriyaki chicken with bell pepper, onion stir-fry.

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Indian & Asian, Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Creamy Potato-Bean curry(Sri Lankan, vegetarian).

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
How to cook a Sri Lankan-vegetarian soya meat curry(gluten-free).

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Spicy green chilli-onion-tomato sambol(salad).

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Salads, Vegetarian & Vegan
Sri Lankan lunch meal plan 1

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Sri Lankan
Creamy-fragrant Butter chicken( Indian murgh makhani).

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Indian & Asian
Sri Lankan red chilli fish curry(malu mirisata).

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Sri Lankan
Spicy Sri Lankan chilli dhal fry(vegetarian,vegan).

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

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Sri Lankan Black pepper chicken curry.

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Sri Lankan
Sri lankan capsicum and onion stir-fry(malu miris, banana peppers).

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry, Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Sri Lankan meal plan-2

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Sri Lankan
Deep-fried crispy Sri Lankan fish cutlets.

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Sri Lankan
Spicy-deep fried indian chicken 65 (no msg or coloring).

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Indian & Asian
Sri Lankan garlic curry(vegetarian, vegan).

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Creamy-extra cheesy chicken and paprika soup(one pot).

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Recipes
Sri Lankan Lunch meal plan-3.

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Sri Lankan
Sri Lankan ambulthiyal(sour fish dry curry).

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Sri Lankan
Rice and beef kanji(Sri Lankan, congee).

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Sri Lankan
Spicy Sri Lankan canned fish stir-fry(less oil used).

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry, Sri Lankan
Sri Lankan meal plan-4(home cooked meals).

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Sri Lankan
Baked baby potatoes-shallots(sheet pan sides).

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Vegetarian & Vegan
Sri Lankan polos curry(young/green jack fruit).

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Sri Lankan tempered thibbatu (turkey berry, wild eggplant, pea eggplant).

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Chinese chicken manchurian(restaurant-style).

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Indian & Asian, Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Sri Lankan wambatu moju(eggplant/brinjal pickle).

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Sri Lankan meal plan 5(home cooked meals).

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Sri Lankan
Sri Lankan rice and chicken congee(kanji).

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Sri Lankan
Easy school-lunch box fried egg noodles.

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Sticky barbecue sauce-honey-mustard drumlets(copy-cat recipe).

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Easy beef-pumpkin curry(Sri Lankan, one-pot).

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Sri Lankan
Raw beetroot-feta salad with pomegranate dressing.

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Vegetarian & Vegan
Crispy deep-fried onion fritters.

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Moist date cake with Cashew-raisin and nutmeg.

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Sweet
Spicy-curried oat soup(healthy and filling).

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Vegetarian & Vegan
How to make stove-top/grill pan chicken satay.

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Couscous-tangerine-grape with honey-lime sweet dressing.

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Salads, Vegetarian & Vegan
How to make rice cooker-School lunch box mock biryani.

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Indian & Asian
How to make tandoori masala fish(oven-baked, Indian recipe).

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Indian & Asian
Stovetop-grilled middle Eastern chicken kebabs(shish taouk, shish tawook).

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Stove-top creamy tuna pasta dish(Sri Lankan style,no dairy).

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Sri Lankan
Devilled thai cashew chicken stir-fry(easy skillet dish).

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Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry
Raw cabbage and apple coleslaw with orange-honey vinaigrette.

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Salads, Vegetarian & Vegan
Slow-cooked Indian beef and potato curry.

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Indian & Asian
Sri Lankan Pumpkin curry cooked in roasted coconut(kalup pol wattakka).

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Sri Lankan breadfruit/del curry(vegetarian, Vegan).

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Indian homemade garam masala spice mix.

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Indian & Asian
Healthy oven-roasted curry chickpea snack.

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Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
How to make Sri Lankan paratha (godamba)roti.

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Sri Lankan
Easy Sri Lankan egg curry(mildly spiced).

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Sri Lankan
Sri Lankan crab curry in chilli-garlic sauce(thick gravy).

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Recipes
Sri Lankan vegetarian chickpea curry(kadala curry).

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Recipes, Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Sri Lankan three spice-raw/unroasted curry powder(thuna-paha).

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Recipes, Sri Lankan
No curry powder-Sri Lankan chilli beef curry(slow-cooked, naattu aviyal).

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Recipes, Sri Lankan
Homemade ginger garlic paste in 5-steps(diy recipe).

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Recipes
healthy sautéed garlic spinach-yoghurt dip(middle eastern).

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Recipes
Quick Sri Lankan spicy carrot stir-fry.

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Recipes, Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry, Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Sri Lankan spicy potato, green bean stir-fry.

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Recipes, Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry, Sri Lankan
easy canned button mushroom curry with gravy.

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Recipes, Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry, Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
How to make Sri Lankan jaffna curry powder

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Recipes, Sri Lankan, Vegetarian & Vegan
Sri Lankan jaffna curry powder-chicken curry.

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Recipes, Sri Lankan
How to make easy-pressure cooker dal tadka(Indian dhal fry).

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Indian & Asian, Recipes, Vegetarian & Vegan
sri lankan spicy breakfast omelet(family favorite).

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Recipes, Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry, Sri Lankan
slow-cooked classic chicken chettinad curry.

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Indian & Asian, Recipes
Sri Lankan pancakes with jaggery syrup(family favorites).

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Recipes, Sri Lankan, Sweet
Sri Lankan coconut-shrimp(isso)curry.

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Recipes, Sri Lankan
sinhalese mango curry( amba maluwa).

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Recipes, Sri Lankan
Sri Lankan snake gourd fry(pathola mallung).

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Recipes, Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry, Sri Lankan
Sri Lankan Chicken and Potato curry

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Recipes, Sri Lankan
What to do with your leftover curries/gravy(theecha curry).

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Recipes, Sri Lankan
Fried Eggs on spicy caramelized onions(Sri Lankan).

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Recipes, Skillet, Wok & Stir-fry, Sri Lankan
Deep-fried masala whole chicken roast.

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Indian & Asian, Recipes

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Deep-fried masala whole chicken roast.
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