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Banbukeyo (Breadfruit) Bondibai

Aug 12

What you need: 2 cups breadfruit (diced into about ½cm cubes) 2 cups sugar 10 cups water 1 cup coconut cream (thick) How to make: Boil the water in a pot. When the water is boiling, add the breadfruit and cook over a medium heat. When the breadfruit is completely cooked, drain, rinse and put back in the pot. Add the sugar and cook over a medium heat until the sugar...

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Pirini

Aug 12

What you need: 1 cup rice (coarse) 2 pieces of Pandan (rampe/ raambaa) leaves – cut into 3 inch pieces 1 can sweetened, condensed milk 6 cups water ½ cup sugar 2 tsp vanilla essence ¼ cup cinnamon – ground ¼ cup cardamom – ground How to make: Boil the water with the Pandan leaves and sugar. When the water is boiling, turn the heat to low and add the rice...

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Kukulhu Riha – a chicken curry

Aug 12

What you need: 1 (1200g) whole chicken – skinned, cut into 8 pieces 4 tbsp cooking oil 1 cup onion – finely sliced ¼ cup curry leaves 1 tsp ginger – grated 4 cloves garlic – pressed/grated/very finely chopped 1 Dorset Naga (Chinese capsicum/ ghost chili/githeyo mirus) – chopped 3 pieces of Pandan (rampe/ raambaa) leaves – cut into ½ inch pieces 3...

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Dhon Riha – a tuna curry

Aug 12

What you need: 500 g fresh tuna – diced into small pieces 3 tbsp vegetable oil 2 onions – finely sliced 4 cloves garlic – pressed/grated/very finely chopped ½ cup curry leaves 2 tsp cumin 2 tsp fennel 5 pieces of Pandan (rampe/ raambaa) leaves – cut into ½ inch pieces 1 cup coconut – grated/scraped 1 cup coconut cream/milk (thick) 4 cups water ½ tsp...

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Banbukeylu kanney dhelonu – a breadfruit curry

Aug 12

What you need: 3 breadfruits – cored and diced into about 1 inch cubes 5 pieces of Pandan (rampe/ raambaa) leaves – cut into about ½ inch pieces 1 cup curry leaves 3 onions – finely sliced 3 cups coconut milk 3 Dorset Naga (Chinese capsicum/ ghost chili/githeyo mirus) – chopped 2½ cups smoked tuna – diced/sliced (substitute: 2 cans Light meat tuna...

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Zileybi

Aug 11

What you need: 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 2 cups sugar 1 inch cinnamon 2 cardamoms 4 pieces of Pandan (rampe / raambaa) leaves – cut into ½ inch pieces 1 cup jasmine water (substitute: 1 tbsp jasmine essence) 2 tbsp rose water Water ½ tsp red food coloring Vegetable oil for frying How to make: Over a medium flame, cook about 3 cups of water...

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Handulu (Rice) Bondibai

Aug 11

What you need: 2 cups rice 2 cups sugar 1 tbsp rose water 5 cups water 1 cup coconut cream (thick) How to make: Rinse the rice with cold water until water running off the rice is clear. Put the rice and water in a pan and cook over a medium flame, stirring occasionally. When the rice is soft, add the sugar and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the rice...

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