Best Sri Lankan Foods for Vegan & Non-Vegetarian to Order on Your Next Trip

Sri Lankan food has been shaped by many historical, cultural and other factors. Contact with foreign traders who brought brand-new food items, cultural influences from neighboring countries along with the regional traditions of the country’s ethnic groups among other things have all helped shape Sri Lankan cuisine. Influences from Indian, Indonesian and also Dutch cuisines are most obvious with Sri Lankan food sharing close connections to other neighboring South and Southeast Asian cuisines. Today, a few of the staples of Sri Lankan cuisine are rice, coconut and also flavors. The latter are used due to the country’s history as a spice producer and trading post over several centuries.

About Foods of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, being an island with a tropical climate, coconuts and fish are 2 of the most prominent parts of Sri Lankan cuisine. Fish is made into curries, and coconut in some kind or another, is a dominant ingredient in cooking.

Rice and curry is the Sri Lankan staple, though different kinds of bread, both roti style flatbreads and even loaves of bread, are very common.

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1. Fish Curry and Mixed Rice

There’s nothing more common to eat as consume as Sri Lankan food than a nutritious plate of rice and curry. You normally get a plate of rice piled with a few of the everyday veggie curries as well as a choice of fish curry also.

 

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A plate like the one over price me 120 LKR ($ 1.09), but without fish it would have even been less.

2. Kottu

Kottu is an additional conventional Sri Lankan dish made from roti (level bread), vegetables, oil, seasonings as well as egg/chicken or cheese (optional). The bread is cut extremely carefully on a hot plate with two blunt blades as well as you can hear them swiftly slicing Kottu from a mile away! It is the matching of a cheeseburger in America and Pad Thai in Thailand. Rapid, delicious, affordable as well as oily! We attempted this a few times as well as each cook had their very own flavour spin. Definitely challenging on the waist though.

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3. String Hoppers (Noodles)

These were given to us at most of our homestays and are a very popular morning meal food in Sri Lanka. We can’t claim we are as well used to noodles at 8:00 am in the morning RIGHT NOW however it’s always enjoyable to eat the way the locals do. The noodles are made totally with rice flour and after that pushed right into a noodle form and steamed. They are then eaten with coconut sambal, dahl curry and a coconut milk curry.

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4. Kukul Mas Curry (Chicken Curry)

Simple to make, chicken curry is a common household dish in Sri Lanka. There are several variations depending on region and taste preferences.      

Spices like fennel seeds, cardamom, cloves and also cinnamon sticks are tempered in hot oil before being combined with poultry and seasonings like chili powder, curry powder, turmeric, pandan leaves, and lemongrass and also curry fallen leaves.

Coconut milk contributes to the rich base of the curry gravy. Depending on the recipe, a puree of tomato is often included.

5. Eggplant moju (eggplant pickle)

Everything tastes better fried, and eggplant moju is no exception. Consisting of onions, chilies, sugar, mustard seeds, and vinegar, this classic eggplant dish is made by deep-frying eggplant strips as well as blending them with all the aforementioned ingredients. The result is a tongue-enveloping wonderful umami flavor that will motivate you to turn this side dish into a main.

6. Chili Fish Curry

This particular fish curry in Sri Lanka reminded me of the Burmese food curry that I also highly taken pleasure in, except it was often a bit heavier on the spice blend, which I loved.

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The fish curry in Sri Lanka was extremely fragrant, oily, as well as the sauce was marvelous with a large plate of rice.

7. Deep Fried Hen Fried Rice

So more countries on the planet learnt about fried hen fried rice, it would be integrated into foods around the worldwide … guaranteed.

8. Spicy Sri Lankan Crab Curry

An unforgettably flavorful and glorious Spicy Sri Lankan Crab Curry! Made in a splendidly aromatic as well as simple curry base with timeless Sri Lankan curry flavors. One taste of this as well as you’ll recognize why Sri Lankan Crab Curry is world renowned as well as a preferred for any anyone who visits Sri Lanka!

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Here are some of our favourite Sri Lankan vegetarian dishes to order on your next trip to this foodie’s paradise.

1. Kottu roti

It’s a sure sign the kottu roti isn’t far away. Hot, greasy and also satisfying, it’s a vegie burger; however not as you recognize it. Kottu vendors prepare to purchase, chopping roti bread into fine pieces over an oven, till it resembles fried rice. Then they’ll mix it with whichever vegetables you pick. Finally, your kottu is served with hot curry dipping sauce for you to soak right into or just pour over the top.

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2. Masoor dhal

This red lentil curry is cousin to the Nepalese and Indian versions, yet has a definitely Sri Lankan flavour. While the main ingredient is the same, this dhal is made with coconut milk and also more spices than you can poke a pandan leaf at. The end result is a looser, soupier version of dhal with layer upon layer of flavours. This staple of Sri Lankan food is eaten morning meal, lunch as well as dinner.

3. Watalappan

One of the most popular dishes amongst Sri Lankan Muslims is Watalappan, a Malay-influenced egg custard, spiced with cardamom as well as nutmeg. The sweet taste from the meal originates from kitul juggery, thick, rich treacle made from the sap of the kitul hand. Watalappan is so popular it is the go-to dessert for any kind of special occasion. Surely simply being in Sri Lanka is a special enough reason to try it.

4. Gotu Kola Mallung

Gotu kola mallung is an super green salad that loads a punch of vitamins. If you believe the press, it’s said to be helpful for your eyes, hair and skin. Whether you leave Sri Lanka with an added radiance or otherwise, gotu kola mallung is absolutely helpful for your tastebuds. The salad is made by mixing the fallen leaves of the gotu kola plant with onion, coconut, lime juice as well as environment-friendly chillies. It’s lightly fried as well as served as a side with your curry. The ‘mallung’ part of the name simply means ‘mixed up’.

5. Sri Lankan Coconut Curries

Yes there is a lot of coconut milk in Sri Lankan cuisine as well as it is used in a number of the curries that are made throughout the country. Utilizing a variety of similar spices as well as components like onions, peppers, garlic, curry fallen leave, turmeric extract, cardamom, cloves, as well as mustard seed as well as cinnamon the dishes are then sautéed with poultry, beef, seafood or vegetarian active ingredients.

Frequently Asked Question & Answer

Q1. What is traditional Sri Lankan food?

Ans. Milk rice or Kiribath is a traditional Sri Lankan dish made from rice. It is a popular festive dish or any auspicious moment. The recipe is prepared by cooking rice with coconut milk, therefore this name. The dish for Kiribath is fairly easy.

Q2. Is Sri Lankan food spicy?

Ans. Rice as well as curry is Sri Lankan comfort food. Dhal curry is made from red lentils (masoor dhal) cooked in coconut milk. Onions, tomatoes as well as fresh green chilies, are sautéed and also mixed with solidified seasonings like cumin seeds, turmeric, fenugreek, mustard seeds as well as pandan leaves.

Q3. What kind of food do they eat in Sri Lanka?

Ans. The central feature of Sri Lankan food is boiled or steamed rice, served with a curry of fish, chicken or mutton, in addition to other curries made with vegetables, lentils, or fruits. Recipes are gone along with by pickled fruits or vegetables, chutneys, and also sambols.

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