Fried Recipes

Flaky, buttery puff pastry squares folded over a savory, spiced minced chicken and leek filling. A bakery favorite.

The ultimate premium short eat: a rich, intensely spiced minced mutton and potato filling rolled in a crepe, breaded, and fried.

Crunchy, savory, deep-fried rice and urad dal spirals spiced with cumin and sesame seeds. A classic festive snack.

Bite-sized, spicy fish and potato balls coated in breadcrumbs and deep-fried. The ultimate party snack.

Flaky, buttery pastry shaped into half-moons, stuffed with a spicy fish and potato filling, and deep-fried.

The quintessential Sri Lankan short eat: a spicy, savory potato and canned mackerel filling rolled in a thin crepe, breaded, and deep-fried to a golden crunch.

Crispy, golden Sri Lankan prawn fritters — whole dried sprats or small prawns pressed into a chili-spiced lentil batter and deep-fried to a perfect crunch, a legendary Galle Face beachside snack.

Beautiful, paper-thin, crispy deep-fried rice flour cookies made using a special flower-shaped iron mold — a beloved Sri Lankan New Year treat of Dutch Burgher origin.

A traditional Sri Lankan deep-fried sweet cake made from rice flour, jaggery, and coconut milk — a festive delicacy prepared during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations.

A pungent, spicy, and deeply savory curry made from dried sprats (karawala) — an intensely flavored Sri Lankan classic that pairs perfectly with rice and creamy dhal.

A fiery, sticky, sweet-and-spicy Sri Lankan stir-fry of crispy fried chicken pieces tossed with capsicum, onion, tomatoes, and a bold chili sauce — a wildly popular party and restaurant dish.

A bold, tangy, and sweet Sri Lankan pickled eggplant preparation made with whole baby eggplants, fried and steeped in a spiced vinegar-sugar syrup — a classic condiment of Sri Lankan cuisine.