It’s mango season. Correction, it’s Alphonso mango season, when people like me go wild about this little yellow mango. There’s something special about Alphonso mangos – more about that later. If you’re looking for a recipe to make this sticky, sweet fruit last through the summer, then look no further. I have the perfect recipe …
Being a Sri Lankan I love seafood. If you are a seafood lover, then let me introduce you to this authentic recipe for Sri Lankan devilled prawns. This recipe is so quick to make, and it’s incredibly easy, you’re are going to wonder why you’ve never discovered this before. Probably because it’s so good we …
These Sri Lankan pancakes aren’t just for Pancake Day. Sri Lankan pancakes filled with a sweet, sticky jaggery and coconut filling. Once you taste this, you will eschew your usual pancakes topped with lemon and sugar, and maple syrup. All you will ever want is the Sri Lankan pancake, pani pol. I gave these to …
Before I started to cook with beetroot, and make curries, like this Sri Lankan beetroot curry, beetroot was the vegetable I bought, ready pickled, to be chopped up and thrown into a salad. I did on the odd occasion bake a chocolate cake with beetroot. But the kids discovered the beetroot and refused to eat …
During lockdown I took a six-week online food photography course, the Online Food Styling, Food Photography and Visual Story Telling eCourse run by Kimberly Espinel from The Little Plantation. Kimberly runs the highly successful vegan food photography blog – The Little Plantation. She produces the Eat Capture Share podcast. And the Eat Capture Share food …
Mango lassi makes everyone happy. What’s not to love, the sunshine of the mango, combined with the goodness of milk and yoghurt. Here’s my recipe on how to make mango lassi at home, and make it authentic. Mango lassis are a firm family favourite when we go to Indian restaurants. Before we even order our …