ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The recipes in this book were written by chefs at the following Sri Lankan hotels:
Kandalama Hotel
PO Box 11, Dambulla
T: 94-66-84100
F: 94-66-84109
E:
W: www.xasia.lk/kandalama
Chef Senaka Perera
The Lanka Oberoi
PO Box 252, 77 Steuart Place,
Colombo 3
T: 94-1-437437
F: 94-1-447933
E:
W: www.oberoi.mega.lk
Executive Sous Chef KMR Morugama
Chef Leo Perera
Chef HB Piyasena
Chef KDML Niranjan
Chef Kishore Reddy
Lighthouse Hotel
Dadella, Galle
T: 94-9-23744
F: 94-9-24021
E:
W: www.jetwing.net
Executive Chef Mohan T Kulathunge
Mount Lavinia Hotel
100 Hotel Road, Mount Lavinia
T: 94-1-715221
F: 94-1-730726
E:
W: www.mountlaviniahotel.com
Chef Publis
Royal Oceanic Hotel
Ethukala, Negombo
T: 94-31-79377
F: 94-31-79999
E:
W: www.jetwing.net
Executive Chef Gamini Thambugala
Yala Safari Beach Hotel
PO Box 1, Tissamaharamaya
T/F: 94-47-20471
E:
W: www.jetwing.net
Executive Chef Jayantha Ekanayake
Special Thanks
The publisher would like to thank Mount Lavinia Hotel, The Lanka Oberoi, Jetwing Hotels Ltd, and Aitken Spence Hotel Management (Pvt) Ltd, for their generous support and assistance in producing this book.
Many individuals contributed recipes, information and assistance in preparing this book. We wish to thank Sanath Ukwatha, Bazeer Cassim and the staff of the Mount Lavinia Hotel; Ananda Yapa of the International Hotel School, Mount Lavinia for his endless patience explaining the fine points of Sri Lankan ingredients, and to Philomena de Lanerolle for typing them up; Stefan Pfeiffer, Narmada L Mller and Chef Helmut Hubele of the Lanka Oberoi in Colombo; Hiran Cooray, Kumara Seneratne and Ruvinika Seneratne of Jetwing Hotels, Ltd.; Gemunu Goonewardene and S Amal Nanayakkara of Aitken Spence Hotel Management (Pvt) Ltd; Mrs Indra Rani Lavan Iswaran for her assistance in the selection of recipes; Mario de Alwis of Mas Tropical Food Processing, Pvt Ltd; Ahsan Refai of Zam Gems and the staff of their shop at the Lanka Oberoi; Al-hajj MHA Gaffar and Al-hajj AG Kamal of the Historical Mansion in Galle; Lucky Perera of Lanka Hands for the use of backdop items in the photos, Ms Deloraine Brohier and Graham de Kretser for their information about the Dutch Burgher cooking traditions; Nissanka Goonasekera of Giragala Village in Mirissa; Mr & Mrs Shanti Perera of Sunray Beach Villa in Mount Lavinia; Mrs. Tissa Warnasooriya and PP Hettiarachchi of the Ceylon Tourist Board; George Michael of the Ministry of Tourism; and Lawrence Wheeler. Thanks also to Chefs Kishore Reddy and Jayantha Ekanayake for reading the manuscript and suggesting improvements.
Mail-order Sources of Ingredients
Most of the ingredients used in this book can be found in markets featuring the foods of Sri Lanka and India, as well as in other Asian foodstores and large supermarkets. Ingredients not found locally may be avilable from the mail-order markets listed below.
North America
A Cooks Wares
211 37th Street
Beaver Falls, PA 15010
Tel: 412-846-9490
www.cookswares.com
Curry Stuff
www.currystuff.com
Maha Bazaar
Tel: (301) 990 7425
www.mahabazaar.com
Penzeys Ltd
Tel: (800) 741 7787
Fax: (262) 679 7878
www.penzeys.com
SriLankaCurry.com
Tel: (888) 540 6090
Fax: (610) 239 0364
www.srilankacurry.com
The Spice House
Tel: (847) 328 3711
Fax: (847) 328 3631
www.thespicehouse.com
Europe
Bristol Sweet Mart
80 St Marks Road
Bristol BS5 6JH
England
Tel: (0117) 951 2257
Fax: (0117) 952 5456
www.sweetmart.co.uk
Taj Stores
112-116 Brick Lane
Spitalfields
London El 6RL
England
Tel: (0171) 377 0061
Fax: (0171) 377 6787
www.tajstores.co.uk
Australia
Mannys House of Spices
13 Ryedale Road
West Ryde, NSW
Australia
Tel: (02) 9808 1403
Fax: (02) 9807 7314
www.ammyspices.com
Contents
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Recipe testing: Devagi Sanmugam
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Photo credits
All food and location photography by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni. Additional photos by Jill Gocher, p..
The beginning of a wedding procession in the south of Sri Lanka is reenacted by cultural dancers.
A festive display of Sri Lankan rice, sambols, and fish curries.
INDEX
Note: Page numbers correspond to the print edition.
Ada Main Mirisata
Amba Maluwa
Appa
Aromatic Rice 50
Badapu Suduru Samaga Thakkali Soup
Bael Leaf Congee 60
Balaya Ambulthiyal
Bambi Kaum
Banana Blossom Sambol 38
Bandakka Curry 92
Bath Rasagulawa
Beef Smore 82
Beli Kola Kanda
Bibikkan
Birds-Eye Chile Sambol 38
Bitter Gourd Sambol 39
Black Fowl Curry 78
Bolo dAmor
Brinjal Pahie
Cadju Toffee
Cashew Toffee 108
Chicken Badum 114
Chicken Curry 76
Chicken Stock 41
Chile Sambol 38
Coconut Cakes 106
Coconut Halva 117
Coconut Milk Congee 60
Coconut Milk Gravy 40
Coconut Milk Rice 54