Thiwa Blog: Sri Lankan foods

Sri Lankan food culture is influenced by the South India.Sri lanka use more spices to for their foods that will help to explode with flavor. Spicy foods are help to loss the weight and work as effective pain reliever and also keep your heart healthy. Below represent foods are the sample of Sri Lankan food culture.

Kottu is Sri Lanka food. It consist with diced roti stir-fried with scrambled egg, onions, chilies, spices, and optional vegetables or meat, such as mutton or chicken.Kottu is a common dinner dish and also it is commonly available in the inside the Island as well as outside the Sri lanka such as England,Canada,Australia.This dish initially founded on South india.Carbs,Fat and Proteins are the nutrition’s include in the Kottu.

Parippu Vadai is Crunchy snack which is more popular in the Sri Lanka and India too. Main ingredient is Dhal. Parippu Vadai and the Cup of Tea is a Famous combination. It contains 27g of Carbohydrate 10g of Dietary fibers and 9g of fat.

Parippu Vadai seller in the Galle face

Milk Rice-Milk Rice is a traditional food is made from the rice and it is an essential dish in Sri Lankan cuisine. It is commonly served in the breakfast.Sujata Devi has offered Kiribati to Gautama Buddha while the Gautama Buddha is meditating under the Bodhi Tree. Main component of milk rice nutrition’s are Carbohydrates, Fat and Proteins.

String hopper (Indiyappan) is originated from the Tamil Nadu and Kerala. String hoppers are made from the Rice flour salt and water.Indiyappayan is mainly served in the Breakfast and Dinner meal periods. Most of the Sri Lankan people serve Indiyappan along with the Curry such as potato, egg, fish or meat curry. Carbohydrate Sodium calcium Iron and the Potassium are the main health benefits include in Indiyappan.