PRELIMINARIES
Recipe Number Recipe Page 1 Cooking Rice 1 2 Chillie and Curry Powder (for use in fish and beef curries) 1 3 Roasted Curry Powder (for use after cooking) 2 4 Roasting of Curry & Chillie Powder 2 5 How to ‘temper’ curries and why 2
RICE, NOODLES, STRING HOPPERS
Recipe Number Recipe Page 6 Milk Rice (Kiribath) 3 7 Green Gram Milk Rice (Mung-Ata Kiribath) 3 8 Plain Rice 4 9 Fried Rice 4 10 Chinese Fried Rice 5 11 Yellow Rice 6 12 Ghee Rice 6 13 Buriyani (Method I) 7 14 Buriyani (Method II) 8 15 String Hopper Buriyani 9 16 Boiled Mixed Noodles 10
MEATS
Recipe Number Recipe Page 17 Beef Chop Suey 11 18 Beef Thick Curry 12 19 Beef Ball Curry 13 20 Beef Light Curry 14 21 Sathe Curry 15 22 Beef & Potato Devilled 15 23 Beef & Potato Curry 16 24 Beef Steak 17 25 Mulligatawny 18 26 Beef or Pork Roasted 19 27 Beef Stew 20 28 Beef Smore 20 29 Ox Brain Curry 21 30 Ox Brain Smore 22 31 Ox Liver Thick Curry 22 32 Ox Spleen Thick Curry 23 33 Ox Heart & Kidney Curry 23 34 Ox Tripe Curry (Barbath) 24 35 Ox Tripe-Kiriboku & Thombang 25 36 Salt Meat for Curry 26 37 Salt Meat (Beef, Mutton or Pork) for Sandwiches 26 38 Corned Beef (Method I) 27
Recipe Number Recipe Page 39 Corned Beef (Method II) 27 40 Sausages - Traditional (Pork or Beef ) 28 41 Sausages - Traditional (Beef or Mutton) 28 42 Fried Sausages 28 43 Sausage Curry 29 44 Chicken Light Curry 29 45 Chicken Thick Curry 30 46 Stuffed Roasted Chicken 31 47 Joint Chicken Roast 32 48 Pork Curry 33 49 Fried Pork 33 50 Sweet & Sour Pork with Pineapple 34 51 Trotters Curry 35 52 Trotters as a Course 36 53 Ham (Curing of Ham) 37 54 Baked Glazed Ham 37 55 Pork Bacon 38 56 Mutton Curry 38 57 Joint Hare Roast 39 58 Hare Curry 39 59 Wild Boar Curry 40
FISH & SEA FOOD
Recipe Number Recipe Page Recipe Number Recipe Page 60 Prawn White Curry 40 71 Fish Fillets (Large Fish) 47 61 Prawn Thick Curry 41 72 Prawn Fillets 47 62 Crab White Curry 41 73 Lobsters Thick Curry 48 63 Crab Thick Curry 42 74 Canned Fish Curry 48 64 Small Prawns Devilled Curry 42 75 Fish Pudding 48 65 Fish White Curry 43 76 Dry Fish White Curry 50 66 Fish Chillie Curry 43 77 Dry Fish Thick Curry 50 67 Small Fish Chillie Dry Curry (Ambulthiyal) 44 78 Dry Fish Devilled 51 68 Fish Chillie Dry Curry (Ambulthiyal) 45 79 Salt Fish Devilled (Jardy) 52 69 Fish Ambulthiyal in Mustard White Curry 46 80 Fish Fillets in Bread Crumbs 52 70 Fish Fillets (Small Fish) 46 81 Fish or Prawn Tempura 53
EGG
Recipe Number Recipe Page 82 Egg & Potato White Curry 54 83 Fried Egg Curry 54 84 Steamed Egg Omelette Curry 55 85 Fried Egg Omelette Curry 56
VEGETABLE & PULSES
Recipe Number Recipe Page Recipe Number Recipe Page Recipe Number Recipe Page 86 Roasted Green Gram Curry (Mung-Ata) 57 107 Potato White Curry 69 128 Plantain Flower Rings in Batter Curry 81 87 Kankun Devilled Curry 58 108 Potato Thick Curry 69 129 Tender Jak Thick Curry (Polos) 82 88 Kathurumurunga Leaves Devilled Curry 58 109 Potatoes Devilled 70 130 Jak Seed Thick Curry 83 89 Gotukola Milk Curry 59 110 Bean Curry 70 131 Jak Seeds Devilled 83 90 Snake Gourd Curry 59 111 Soya Thin Curry (TVP) 71 132 Jak Boiled (Method I) 84 91 Fence Gourd Curry (Vetakolu) 60 112 Soya Thick Curry (TVP) 72 133 Jak Boiled (Method II) 84 92 Stuffed Snake Gourd Curry 60 113 Soya Devilled (TVP) 72 134 Jak Milk Curry (Kirikos) 85 93 Thampala Curry 61 114 Mushroom White Curry 73 135 Jak Devilled Curry 85 94 Spinach or Sarana Curry 61 115 Mushroom Devilled 73 136 Breadfruit Boiled (Method I) 86 95 Mukunuwenna Milk Curry 61 116 Cabbage & Potato Curry 74 137 Breadfruit Boiled (Method II) 86 96 Kathurumurunga Flower Milk Curry 62 117 Long Bean Curry (Maa Karal) 75 138 Breadfruit Milk Curry 87 97 Ash Plantain Fried Curry 62 118 Ladies Fingers Curry (Bandakka) 75 139 Breadfruit Devilled 87 98 Ash Plantain White Curry 63 119 Devilled Long Beans (Maa Karal) 76 140 Dhal Curry 88 99 Ash Plantain Devilled Curry 64 120 Leeks Curry 76 141 Dhal Devilled Curry 88 100 Ash Pumpkin Curry (Puhul) 64 121 Rubarb Curry 77 142 Cashew Nut Curry 89 101 Sweet Pumpkin Curry (Wattakka) 65 122 Kohila Leaves & Tomato Curry 77 143 Innala White Curry 89 102 Cucumber Curry 66 123 Kohila Yam & Tomato Curry 78 144 King Yams White Curry 90 103 Stuffed Capsicum Curry 66 124 Radish & Potatoes Curry 79 145 Rata Ala White Curry 90 104 Capsicum & Brinjal Curry 67 125 Bitter Gourd Curry (Karawila) 79 146 Dehi Ala White Curry 90 105 Quick Brinjal Curry 68 126 Bitter Gourd Devilled & Tomato Curry 80 106 Drumstick White Curry (Murunga) 68 127 Plantain Flower Curry (Keselmuwa) 80
MALLUM
Recipe Number Recipe Page 147 Coconut Mallum (Pol Malluma) 91 148 Jak Mallum (Kos Malluma) 91 149 Breadfruit Mallum (Del Malluma) 92 150 Raw Papaw Mallum 92 151 Cabbage Mallum 92 152 Kankun Mallum 93 153 Green Gram Mallum (Mung-Ata Malluma) 93 154 Green Gram & Kankun Mallum 94 155 Dhal Mallum 94 156 Ash Plantain Mallum 95 157 Mukunuwenna Mallum 95 158 Kathurumurunga Mallum 96
PICKLES
Recipe Number Recipe Page 159 Quick Pickle 96 160 Chillie and Onion Pickle 97 161 Tender Jak Pickle (Polos Pahi) 97 162 Plantain Flower Pickle (Kesel Muwa) 98 163 Brinjal Pickle 98 164 Moju 99 165 Dry Fish Pickle 99
CHUTNEY
Recipe Number Recipe Page 166 Tamarind Chutney 100 167 Mango Chutney 101 168 Date Chutney 101 169 Ambaralla Chutney 101 170 Sweet Pumpkin Chutney 101
SALADS
Recipe Number Recipe Page 171 Cucumber Salad 102 172 Tomato Salad 103 173 Bitter Gourd Salad 103 174 Brinjal Salad 103
SAMBOL
Recipe Number Recipe Page 175 Coconut Sambol (Pol Sambol) 104 176 Quick Coconut Sambol 104 177 Dry Chillie Sambol (Lunumiris) 105 178 Lime Pickle Sambol 105 179 Onion Sambol (Lunumiris Dehi Ambul) 106 180 Smoked Herrings Sambol 106 181 Gotukola Sambol 106 182 Dry Fish Sambol 107 183 Salt Fish Sambol (Jardy Sambol) 107 184 Seeni Sambol 107
CAKES
Recipe Number Recipe Page Lining a Cake Pan 108 To Make & Bake a Cake Successfully 109 185 Butter Cake 109 186 Plain Sponge Cake 110 187 Butter Sponge 110 188 Economy Cake 111 189 Milk Sponge 111 190 Chocolate Cake 111 191 Date Cake 112 192 Fruit & Nut Cake 113 193 Sandwich Cream for Cake 113 194 Butter Icing 114 195 Glace Icing 114 196 Chocolate Glace Icing 115 197 Cup Cakes 115 198 Rock Cake 115 199 Swiss Roll 116 200 Christmas Cake 117 201 Love Cake 117 202 Coffee Cake 118 203 Coffee Icing 119
PUDDINGS
Recipe Number Recipe Page 204 Watalappan 119 205 Mock Watalappan 120 206 Jelly (Using China Moss) 120 207 Jelly (Using Gelatine) 121 208 Custard 121 209 A Substitute for Ideal Milk 121 210 Caramel Sauce 122 211 Sweet Sauce 122 212 Pineapple Upside Down Pudding 122 213 Fruit Trifle 123 214 Caramel Pudding 124 215 Fruity Fluff 125 216 Sweet Pumpkin Pudding 125 217 Butter Scotch Pudding 126 218 Chocolate Biscuit Pudding 126
CUTLETS
Recipe Number Recipe Page 219 Rolled Cutlets (Beef or Mutton) 127 220 Round Cutlets (Beef or Mutton) 128 221 Meat Fillets 128 222 Ox Brain Cutlets 129 223 Fish Cutlets 129 224 Salmon Cutlets (Canned Fish) 130 225 Egg Cutlets 131
VEGETABLE CUTLETS
Recipe Number Recipe Page 226 Tender Jak Cutlets (Polos) 131 227 Kathurumurunga Flower Cutlets 132 228 Plantain Flower Cutlets (Keselmuwa) 133 229 Kohila Yam Cutlets 134
SHORT-EATS
Recipe Number Recipe Page 230 Stuffed Chillies 134 231 Salt Beef Sandwiches 135 232 Prawns in Batter 135 233 Fish Fillets with Pineapple & Cheese 136 234 Cheese and Chillie Sandwiches 136 235 Stuffed Prunes 137 236 Prawns on Bread Wheels 137 237 Cocktail Eggs 138 238 Chilled Egg Lilies 138 239 Tomato Sauce Mixture (For Short Eats) 139 240 Cream Cheese with Potato 139 241 Chinese Rolls 139 242 Short Crust Pastry 141 243 Patties 141 244 Flaky Pastry 142 245 Rough Puff Pastry 143 246 Choux Pastry (For Sweet or Savoury Eclairs) 143
SOUPS
Recipe Number Recipe Page 247 Fish Soup 144 248 Beef Soup 144 249 Mixed Vegetable Soup 145 250 Dhal Soup 145 251 Liver Soup 146
INVALID FOOD
Recipe Number Recipe Page 252 Invalid Soup (Thambung Hodi) 146 253 Rice Cunjee (Rice Water) 147 254 Beef Tea 147 255 Marmite Soup 148 256 Chicken Broth 148
BREAKFAST DISHES
Recipe Number Recipe Page Recipe Number Recipe Page 257 Rice Flour 149 266 String Hoppers (With mixture of Rice Flour and Wheat Flour) 153 258 Wheat Flour 149 267 String Hopper Lavariya 154 259 Hoppers 150 268 Pittu 154 260 Egg Hoppers (Method I) 150 269 Sago Pittu 155 261 Egg Hoppers (Method II) 151 270 Semolina Pittu (Rulang Pittu) 155 262 Jaggery Hoppers (Hakuru Aappa) 151 271 Kurakkan Pittu 155 263 Wandu Aappa (Steamed Hoppers - Method I) 152 272 Roti 156 264 Wandu Aappa (Steamed Hoppers - Method II) 152 273 Coconut Milk Cunjee 156 265 String Hoppers (With Rice Flour) 153 274 Polpala Cunjee 157
SRI LANKAN SWEETMEATS
Recipe Number Recipe Page Recipe Number Recipe Page 275 Athirasa 157 284 Pori Aggala 162 276 Kokis 158 285 Halape 162 277 Murukku 158 286 Rulang Kiri 163 278 Sugar Coated Murukku 159 287 Sow Dho Dhol 163 279 Katta Bibikkan 159 288 Sow Kiri (Sago Pudding) 164 280 Mung-Ata Kawum 160 289 Aasme 164 281 Konda Kawum 161 290 Kalu Dho Dhol 165 282 Aluwa 161 291 Muscat 165 283 Rulang Aluwa 162
SWEETS
Recipe Number Recipe Page 292 Milk Toffee 166 293 Potato Toffee 166 294 Coconut Rock 167 295 Jaggery Toffee 167 296 Mixed Toffee 168 297 Ash Pumpkin Toffee (Puhul Dhosi) 168 298 Semolina Toffee (Rulang Dhosi) (Method I) 169 299 Semolina Toffee (Rulang Dhosi) (Method II) 169 300 Date Toffee 169 301 Gingelly Toffee (Thala Dhosi) 170 302 Marshmellows 170 303 Turkish Delight 171 304 Kisses (American Frosting) 171 305 Macaroons (American Frosting) 172
ICE CREAMS
Recipe Number Recipe Page 306 Nugat (For Ice Cream & Puddings) (Method I) 172 307 Nugat (For Ice Cream & Puddings) (Method II) 172 308 Chocolate Sauce (For Ice Cream) 173 309 Plain Ice Cream 173 310 Coffee Ice Cream 173 311 Economy Ice Cream (Method I) 174 312 Economy Ice Cream (Method II) 174 313 Uncooked Ice Cream 175
DRINKS
Recipe Number Recipe Page 314 Ginger Beer 175 315 Iced Coffee 176 316 King Coconut Wine (Thambili Wine) 176
