Gluten Free Recipes

Bright pink, chewy, and intensely coconutty sweets made with freshly grated coconut and sugar. A vibrant and nostalgic treat.

Incredibly sweet, rich, and crumbly-yet-fudgy milk toffee squares made with condensed milk and sugar, studded with cashew nuts.

Nutritious, high-energy sweet balls made from roasted sesame seeds and jaggery. A traditional, deeply flavorful Sri Lankan sweetmeat.

A mouth-watering, tangy, and fiery street food snack made from assorted unripe fruits tossed in a chili-vinegar-sugar dressing.

A highly addictive, spicy street food snack of boiled chickpeas stir-fried with mustard seeds, dried chilies, coconut pieces, and curry leaves.

Thinly sliced, deep-fried green ash plantains tossed with salt and chili powder. A starchy, crunchy, addictive snack.

A rustic, highly nutritious sweet treat made from finger millet (kurakkan) flour and coconut, steamed inside aromatic kanda leaves.

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

Ultra-crispy, thinly sliced deep-fried cassava chips generously dusted with chili powder and salt. The ultimate Sri Lankan road trip snack.

A rich, creamy, fudge-like Sri Lankan sweet made from condensed milk, sugar, butter, and cashew nuts — a beloved homemade confection prepared for the New Year and given as gifts.

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.

Sri Lanka's most iconic natural drink — the sweet, clear, electrolyte-rich water from the golden King Coconut (Thambili), served chilled directly from the shell with a straw.