Short Eats Archive

Coconut Rotti(Pol Rotti)

Serve with curries and sambals, Rotis is a popular breakfast dish in Sri Lanka. It is similar to the Indian flatbreads. Ingredients – : 2 cups flour 1 cup fresh coconutSalt to taste3/4 cup of coconut waterButter Method Using a mixing bowl mix the flour, coconut and salt. Add just enough coconut water to make

English-Muffin Egg Pizzas

INGREDIENTS 4 English muffins Olive oil Tomato slices 2 hard-cooked eggs, sliced Grated mozzarella Oregano Kosher salt METHOD Make Hard-Cooked Eggs. Toast 8 English-muffin halves and place on a cookie sheet. Drizzle each with olive oil, then layer on tomato slices, hard-cooked egg slices (1/2 an egg each), and a little grated mozzarella. Sprinkle with

Murukku

This recipe for crispy and crunchy murukku. This is a delicious snack and it is usually difficult to stop eating the entire bowl, after tasting one or two pieces.

Savory Sri Lankan Rolls

These savory Sri Lankan Rolls are always a favorite at parties.  They are our version of the Chinese Egg Roll.  But instead of using the egg-roll wrapper, a thin crepe like pancake is used to hold the filling and then breaded and deep fried.  The filling is always savory, but can be varied from meat

Egg Rolls

This is a very popular & also very tasty short-eat in Sri Lanka.Egg rolls are made with spiced tuna and potato, wrapped in pancakes, crumbed and deep fried.

Homemade Marshmallows

Homemade Marshmallows have this wonderfully sweet vanilla scented airiness that makes them perfect for eating on their own. Marshmallows use simple ingredients and are easier to make than you might think.

French Fries

French fries (American English) or chips, fries, finger chips, or French-fried potatoes are batons of deep-fried potato. INGREDIENTS: 5 pounds Russet Potatoes  Vegetable Or Peanut Oil For Frying  Sea Salt METHOD: Peel and rinse the potatoes, then cut them into sticks by cutting the potato in four or five vertical pieces, then cutting each piece into sticks.

Samosa

A samosa or samosa is a fried or baked pastry with a savory filling, such as spiced potatoes, onions, peas, lentils, ground lamb, ground beef or ground chicken.

Cutlets

Cutlets are a favorite among Sri Lankans, served as appetizers, short eats or side dishes at lunch or dinner.  

Dhal(Parippu) Vadai

Parippu vada or Dal vada, to describe in three simple words – spicy, crunchy and yummy. A perfect snack with evening tea. Enjoy the recipe !