Healthy Recipes

Soft, fluffy, and spongy steamed rice and lentil cakes, served submerged in a hot, tangy, and spicy lentil-vegetable stew (Sambar).

A thin, incredibly crispy crepe made from fermented rice and lentil batter, stuffed with a mildly spiced, turmeric-infused potato and onion filling.

Simple, highly energetic roasted rice and jaggery balls, spiced aggressively with black pepper. The perfect accompaniment to afternoon tea.

Diamond-shaped sweets made from roasted mung bean flour and rice flour mixed with kithul treacle, coated in a light batter and deep-fried.

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

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

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

A stunningly vibrant, sweet, and earthy Sri Lankan beetroot curry — thinly sliced beetroot tempered with mustard seeds, curry leaves, and simmered in a creamy coconut milk gravy.

Creamy, golden red lentil curry tempered with coconut milk, mustard seeds, and curry leaves — the most beloved and essential curry in Sri Lankan cooking, served at every meal.

A thick, earthy, nutrient-dense porridge made from finger millet (kurakkan) flour, traditionally eaten as a sustaining and healthy Sri Lankan breakfast, often sweetened with jaggery.

Fluffy, cloud-like steamed rice cakes made from a fermented rice and lentil batter — an exceptionally light, healthy, and easily digestible Sri Lankan Tamil breakfast.

A dense, earthy, and incredibly nutritious traditional Sri Lankan flatbread made from finger millet (kurakkan) flour, popular among health-conscious eaters and in rural households.