Rambutan is the Sri Lankan cookbook by Cynthia Shanmugalingam, founder of London’s newest Sri Lankan restaurant, and Hoppers by Karan Gokani who owns the Hoppers restaurant chain. I’m going to talk about Rambutan as that’s the Sri Lankan cookbook I have, and I have cooked recipes from it and it’s worthy of review. Rambutan is an award-winning Sri Lankan cookbook published by …
I finally made it to Rambutan, London’s newest Sri Lankan restaurant which has been on my radar for a while now. I had been following every update on Instagram with unfettered zeal. Cynthia Shanmugalingam, the founder of Rambutan came into my consciousness a long time ago when she had a spot at Asma Khan’s Darjeeling …
Sri Lankan pineapple curry Pineapple curry is a recent discovery for me. I’d see the recipe in my Sri Lankan cookbooks, but never really thought that fruit in a curry was particularly appealing. How wrong was I? Sri Lankan pineapple curry is bloody fantastic. So quick and easy to cook. Taste? The sweetness of the …
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 …