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• Chilli
  on Nov 16, 2011 in Spices Chilli
  Chilli is one of the most valuable crops of India. It is grown almost throughout the country. Different varieties are grown for vegetables, spices, condiments, sauces and pickles. Chilli is also known as ‘hot pepper’ and capsicum as ‘bell peppe...
• Chicken wings in soy sause
  on Nov 10, 2011 in chicken wings in soy sause chicken
  INGREDIENTS:  24 chicken wings 1 c. soy sauce 3/4 c. chopped green onions with tops 1/3 c. sugar 4 tsp. salad oil 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger DIRECTIONS:  Halve the wings and throw away the tips. Blend soy sauce, onion...
• Spicy Kerala Fish Fry
  on Oct 30, 2011 in Spicy Kerala Fish Fry Fish
• Red Fish Curry
  on Oct 30, 2011 in Red Fish Curry Fish
  INGREDIENTS:  King Fish - 250 grams Cleaned Kodampuli - 3 or 4 Boil in water Curry Leaves - 2 sprigs Red Chilli Powder - 3 teaspoons Turmeric Powder - 1/4 teaspoon Fenugreek - 1/4 teaspoon Coconut Oil - 2 tablespoon Ginger - 1 1/2 inch piece Gar...
• How to make Aluwa - අළුවා
  on Oct 27, 2011 in Sinhala recipe අළුවා Aluwa
  INGREDIENTS:  3 cups roasted rice flour 2 cups coconut or kitul honey 2 ozs. sliced cashew nuts DIRECTIONS:  Roast the rice flour in a pan on low heat while stirring all the time. Sieve and set aside. Then heat the honey till it treacles.
• ASIAN VEGETABLE SALAD
  on Oct 17, 2011 in Vegetable salad
  Recipe by Chef Haleesha Weerasinghe,  FCHSGA,  GalleFace Hotel Sri Lanka Recipe 05 Portions INGREDIENTS:  01 tsp Olive oil 08 tsp Lime juice / Lemon juice 01 tsp Bee Honey 1/4 tsp Salt 150...
• SPICY PRAWN AND RAW PAPAYA SALAD
  on Oct 17, 2011 in Papaya salad prawn
  Recipe by Chef Haleesha Weerasinghe,  FCHSGA,  GalleFace Hotel Sri Lanka INGREDIENTS:  Recipe 04 Portions 01 tsp Sesame oil 05 tsp Lime juice ½ tsp Balsamic vinegar 01 tsp Bee honey 1/4 tsp Salt 15...
• SPICY LENTIL SOUP
  on Oct 17, 2011 in SPICY LENTIL SOUP
  Recipe by Chef Haleesha Weerasinghe,  FCHSGA,  GalleFace Hotel Sri Lanka Recipe 04 portions INGREDIENTS:  03 tsp Olive oil ½ tsp Chopped ginger 01 tsp Chopped garlic 05 tsp Chopped onions 25 g Carrots - ro...
• HOME MADE VEGETABLE BROTH
  on Oct 17, 2011 in HOME MADE VEGETABLE BROT
  Recipe by Chef Haleesha Weerasinghe,  FCHSGA,  GalleFace Hotel Sri Lanka Recipe 04 portions INGREDIENTS:  03 tsp Olive oil 01 tsp Chopped garlic 05 tsp Chopped onions 25 g Leeks 100 g Carrots 50 g Pumpkin 25 g Lentils...
• TUNA, CUCUMBER AND ONION SALAD
  on Oct 17, 2011 in CUCUMBER AND ONION SALAD TUNA
  Recipe by Chef Haleesha Weerasinghe,  FCHSGA,  GalleFace Hotel Sri Lanka Recipe 04 Portions INGREDIENTS:  04 tsp Low fat curd Pinch of salt Lemon juice 150 g Fresh Tuna- grill and flake into pieces or yellow Fin Tuna in brin...
• Spicy Chicken Wings
  on Oct 1, 2011 in Chicken Wings Spicy Chicken wings
  INGREDIENTS:  1 lg. can Parmesan cheese 2 tbsp. oregano 4 tbsp. parsley 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. pepper 1 stick margarine 4-5 lbs. chicken wings DIRECTIONS:  Line cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Melt margarine in small pan. Cut up chicken w...
• Apricot Chicken Wings Recipe
  on Oct 1, 2011 in Apricot Chicken Wings Chicken Wings
  INGREDIENTS: 1 pkg. Lipton onion soup 1 jar apricot preserves 1 bottle of clear Russian dressing 2 lbs. chicken wings DIRECTIONS:  Bake chicken wings in oven at 350 degrees until tender (1 hour). Mix together soup mix, preserves and...
• Chicken Wings
  on Oct 1, 2011 in Chicken Wings
  INGREDIENTS:  36 chicken wings 1 (5 oz.) bottle soy sauce 1 tsp. Dijon mustard 4 tbsp. brown sugar 1/2 tsp. garlic powder DIRECTIONS:  Rinse chicken wings and pat dry. Mix soy sauce, mustard, brown sugar and garlic powder together. Marina...
• ORIENTAL CHICKEN WINGS (කුකුල් මස්)
  on Sep 30, 2011 in Oriental Chicken Wings Chicken recipes
  INGREDIENTS:  6 chicken wings 1 sm. clove garlic 1 scallion 1/4 c. soy sauce 2 tbsp. honey 2 tsp. rice-wine vinegar 1/2 tsp.g rated ginger 1/2 tsp. oriental sesame oil Pinch of cayenne 1 tsp. sesame seeds 1 tbsp. chopped fresh coriande...
• ORIENTAL CHICKEN TENDERS CURRIED PEANUT CHICKEN RECIPE (කුකුල් මස්)
  on Sep 30, 2011 in Chicken recipe
  INGREDIENTS:  1 c. soy sauce 1/3 c. sugar 4 tsp. vegetable oil 1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger 1 tsp. five spice powder 2 bunches green onion 16 chicken tenders (approx. 2 lbs.) DIRECTIONS:  Blend soy sauce, sugar, oil, ginger and five spi...
• Annasi Maluwa / Ambula (Pineapple Curry) - අන්නාසි මාළුව
  on Sep 9, 2011 in Pineapple Curry Annasi maluwa
  Extracted from www.srilankacooking.com INGREDIENTS: 1 medium ripped pineapple OR canned pineapple – cut into pieces 2 garlic cloves - chopped 1 small onion - sliced 1 teaspoon chilli powder ¼ teaspoon turmeric ½ teaspoon Sri Lankan raw curr...
• Homemade Marshmallows Recipe
  on Jul 29, 2011 in sweets Marshmellow
  Ingredients 15 g gelatin, unflavored 225 g sugar 200 ml water hot Powdered sugar for final touch up Method Soften the gelatin with 50ml of hot water (keep the bowl warm in the double boiler if necessary). Melt the sugar in the rest of the hot wate...
• Sri Lankan Spices
  on Jul 26, 2011 in Spices
  Extracted from ParadiseLanka In the 16th century Ceylon, as it was then known, was discovered by Portuguese who soon began trading in cinnamon and other spices. The Dutch and British followed bringing with them their own history and influences, formi...
• Cardamom
  on Jul 26, 2011 in Spices Cardamom
  Extracted from ParadiseLanka Cardamom is the seed of a tropical fruit in the ginger family known as Elettaria Cardamomum. The seeds are found in oval shaped fruit pods that are between 1/4 and 1 inch long. It has an intense, pungent,...
• Cinnamon
  on Jul 26, 2011 in Spices Cinnamon
  Extracted from ParadiseLanka Cinnamon is the dried bark of various laurel trees in the cinnamomun family. Cinnamon sticks are made from long pieces of bark that are rolled, pressed and dried. True Cinnamon is native to Sri Lanka. It has a stron...