CHINESE ROLLS

Ingredients (1)Pancake batter (2)Filling (3)Rolls (1) Pancake batter Ingredients 1 egg 1 cups flour 1 cups milk 1/2 tspn baking soda 1/2 tspn baking powder pinch of salt Method Whisk the egg and add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. If the batter is too thick add a little water. (2) Filling ingredients 1 lb minced beef or 1 can salmon 1 tbsp vinegar salt to taste 1 tspn pepper powder 1 tspn red chillie powder 2-3 green chillies chopped 2 potatoes boiled and mashed 2 Bombay onions chopped 2 tspn soya sauce 2 bulbs garlic chopped 1 small ginger piece chopped Method Season the beef/Salmon with vinegar, salt and pepper powder and set aside. Heat a pan and add alittle cooking oil and add the beef mix. Then add the chopped garlic and ginger, cover and cook until well done. Now add the onions and stir fry until they are done. Finally spread the soy sauce and ketchup if desired and remove from stove. Add the mashed potatoes and mix well. Add chillie and pepper powder according to your taste (3) Rolls ingredients 1 egg bread crumbs Margarine cooking oil for deep frying Method Heat very little margarine in a flat frying pan and add 2 table spoons of prepared batter and make a pancake. Toss on to a board and place a table spoon of the filling in the center. First bend the two sides and then roll up folding the two sides. Continue making the pancakes and rolls. It is important that you make the rolls while the pancake is warm so it would seal well. Now dip the rolls in whisked egg and toss in bread crumbs. Heat the cooking oil and deep fry the rolls. Serve with tomato sauce.

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FRIED RICE

Ingredients

3 cups rice
2 carrots grated
chopped green onions
chopped ginger and garlic
2 tbsn green peas
2 tbsn yellow corn
1 egg
soy sauce and oyster sauce
Margarine 
1 soup cube

Method

Cook the rice with sufficient water and a soup cube. When it's done let it cool or keep it overnight in the refrigerator for best results. Heat a wok or a pan and add margarine. When it's hot add the vegetables and stir fry for a while. Then add the chopped garlic and ginger. Now make a well in the middle and drop the egg and scramble it well. Then add the chopped green onions and cooked rice and stir it until well mixed. Now add soy sauce and a little oyster sauce and stir well.

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STRING-HOPPERS WITH RICE FLOUR

Ingredients

1 rice flour
salt to taste
boiling water

Method

Roast the flour well and sieve it into a bowl. Add a little salt and then add enough boiling water to make a soft but not sticky consistency. Fill string-hopper mould with dough and squeeze on to very lightly greased string-hopper mats (watties). Then steam until beads of water begin to drop from sides of string-hopper cover (about 5-7 minutes).
Remove from mats. Continue until mixture is used up.

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SCRAMBLED TOFU

Ingredients

1 pound firm or extra firm tofu, well pressed and crumbled 
2 tbsp olive oil 
3/4 cup sliced fresh mushrooms 
2 tomatoes 
2 cloves garlic, minced 
1 bunch spinach, rinsed 
1/2 tsp soy sauce 
1 Green chilli 
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder 
Salt and pepper 

Method

1. Add olive oil to a pan.
2. After oil is heated add mushrooms, green chili, onion and tomato.
3. After few minutes, add scrambled Tofu, Turmeric powder, salt, paper and soy sauce.
4. Keep mixing for at least 10 minutes till Tofu is cooked and excess water in tofu evaporates.
5. Enjoy scrambled Tofu with a toast. 

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DEVILLED SOYA DISH

Ingredients 1 pkg Soya Chunks (200 g) - Those who live abroad can buy at Indian stores 1 large Onion cut into 2 inch pieces 1 medium Tomato cut into chunks 1 or 2 Banana Peppers (Malu miris) or any other Peppers cut into slices 1 teaspoon dried crushed red chillies 1 teaspoon red chilli powder Salt to taste Ketchup or Tomato Sauce 1 tspn Soy Sauce 2 Cloves Garlic chopped 1 small piece Ginger chopped Oil for pan frying Method Add the soya chunks to boiling water with a pinch of salt and let stand for 10 minutes. Then drain the water and squeeze the soya chunks thoroughly to remove all the absorbed water. Cut the soya chunks into small pieces. Heat a non-stick pan with about 2 tbsp oil and pan fry until all sides are golden brown. You can add more oil if needed. Then add dried crushed red chillies, chilli powder, chopped garlic, ginger and onion and stir fry for a while. Now add peppers, tomatoes, salt, soy sauce and stir. Finally add ketchup (Tomato Sauce) as desired and remove from stove.

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POL SAMBOL (COCONUT SAMBOL)

Ingredients

6 oz. scraped coconut
3 tspn chilli powder
1 tspn chilli flakes
1 tspn crushed maldive fish
2 oz onions chopped
3-4 tspn lime juice
salt to taste
1 clove garlic (chopped)
Half a tomato (chopped)
2-3 curry leaves (chopped)
1-2 green chillies (chopped)

Method

Option 1: Grind all the above ingredients (except lime juice) in a stone motar. Add coconut and grind more till all the ingredients are mixed well and the coconut becomes red color. Add lime juice, salt to taste and mix well.
Option 2: Add all the above ingredients into a food processor. Mix well till the coconut becomes red color.

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BITTER GOURD(KARAVILA) SAMBOL

Ingredients

1lb Bitter gourd(karavila)
Sliced Onions
1 Tomato(cut into small squres)
1tspn Maldive Fish(umbalakada)
Shredded coconut
Lime juice
Salt to taste
2 green chillie peppers(chopped)

Method

Wash the bitter gourd(karavila) well.Use a grater and grate the bitter gourd or finely chop it(Discard the seeds).Then add all above Ingredients and mix well.
*If it's too bitter add more lime juice.This a very healthy way to eat Bitter gourd.

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BANDAKKA (LADIES FINGERS / OKRA) SAMBOL

Ingredients

200g bandakka (ladies fingers/okra)
salt to taste
2-3 tsp lime juice
2 green chillies chopped
1 big onion chopped
1/2 tsp pepper powder

Method

1. Boil or steam bandakka (ladies fingers/okra) till cooked but firm
2. Slice into thin pieces
3. Mix all the ingredients, add to the boiled bandakka (ladies fingers/okra) and mix well

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EGGPLANT (BRINJAL) PICKLE

Ingredients

1 lbs Eggplant
Cooking oil for frying
10 to 15 small red onions (shallots)
About 10 Green Chillies
2 dessert spoons mustard seeds
8 dessert spoons vinegar (approx.)
Salt to taste
2 tspn raw chillie powder
1 tspn sugar
1/2 tspn tumeric powder

Method

Soak the mustard seeds in a little vinegar for about 30 minutes. While waiting, wash and slice the eggplant in rounds (optionally half circles). Rub tumeric powder and a little salt. Deep fry in cooking oil. Remove to a colander and let it cool. Cut the red onions in length wise. Grind the soaked mustard seeds into a fine paste. Mix all the ingredients together. Cover up in a bowl for a short while and it will be ready to eat. This pickle keeps well for a week or two in the refrigerator.

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MUSTARD CHICKEN CURRY

Ingredients

1 kg Chicken
2 tsp black pepper powder
2-3 ripe tomatoes
2-3 onions chpped
2-3 tbsp of Soy sauce
A few capsicums or substitute with any other variety of fresh chilies
a little oil
vinegar
salt to taste
1 inch piece cinnamon
curry leaves
lemon grass
rampe
( rampe, curry leaves and lemon grass could be bought in dried form from any Indian or sri lankan supermaket)

Ingredients for the mustard mixture:
1 tbsp freshly ground mustard paste
a little coconut milk

Method

Boil the chicken with salt, pepper,vinegar and soy sauce. When cooked fry the chicken with a little oil and then add the left over chicken broth. Fry the onions, capsicums and all other ingredients in a separate saucepan and when well cooked add the chicken and mix well. Then add a little milk (coconut milk preferably) to the mustard and mix well. Now add the mustard mixture to the chiken and cook for another 5 minutes. Good with steamed rice.

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BAKED PORK DISH(MARINATED IN SWEET BBQ SAUCE)

Ingerdients

1 1/2 lbs. pork chops
red chillie powder
Black pepper powder
Salt to taste
1 cup sweet BBQ sauce or any other marinating sauce
Chopped garlic and ginger

Method

Wash the pork chops well and cut them into large pieces including the bone. Add chillie powder, black pepper powder, salt, BBQ sauce and chopped garlic and ginger and mix well.Marinate for 6 hours or overnight.
Pre heat the oven 375F and bake the pork in a ovenproof dish for a bout 45 minutes or until well done.

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LAMB/MUTTON CURRY

Lamb or Mutton 1 1/2lbs
(a)Ingredients
Red chillie powder
Unroasted curry powder
1 tsn Garam masala
Black pepper powder
turmeric powder

(b)Ingredients
1 sprig curry leaf
pandan leaf(rampe)
1 clove,2 cardomoms
1 chopped green chillie
chopped garlic and ginger
1 onion sliced
(c)Ingredients
3 tbsn plain yogurt
1 tspn cinnamon powder
Chopped cilantro(corriander leaves)

Method

Cut Lamb or Mutton into small pieces with bone.Take the excess fat out and wash it well.Then all the (a)Ingredients and mix well.
Heat a Pot(use a pressure cooker if possible) and add a little cooking oil.When it's hot add the sliced onions.When it's golden brown add all the (b)Ingredients and stir well.Now add the Lamb and all the (c)Ingredients and mix well.Add a little bit of water and close the lid and cook it well.

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DEVILLED PORK

Ingredients

1 lb Pork
Crushed red chillies
1 large onions cut into 2 inch sqaure pieces
1 Bell pepper or Banana pepper
crushed garlic and ginger
Salt to taste
Ketch up ar tomato sauce
Vinegar
Red chillie powder
1 tsn Sugar
cooking oil

Method

Remove the excess fat from the pork and cut them into small pieces and wash well. Season it with salt and red chillie powder. Heat a pan with cooking oil and add the pork and let it fry until golden brown on the sides. Add vinegar and cook well.When all the water has been absorbed add a little cooking oil and toss the onions and peppers with crushed garlic and ginger. Add a little soy sauce and stir well. Now add crushed red chillies and ketchup. Finally sprinkle a little sugar and remove from the stove.

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CURRIED MEAT BALLS

Ingredients
1 lb. ground beef or raw minced beef
1 onion sliced
2 tspn vinegar
2 tspn salt
1/2 tspn black pepper powder
1 clove garlic finely chopped
Mix the above ingredients together.
Mould balls tightly-each to the size of a small lime and set aside.


Ingredients for the curry
Tamarind juice or 1 tspn vinegar
2 cups coconut milk
Salt as desired
2 tspn chili powder
1 tspn curry powder
1 sprig curry leaves
2 inch piece cinnamon
Little bit of sliced onion

Method

Temper the onions with 2 tspn of cooking oil. When it's golden brown add the curry leaves. Then add all the ingredients for the curry, mix well and bring it to a boil. When the mixture boils, carefully drop the raw meat balls one at a time. Occasionally, shake the sauce pan while cooking instead of stirring with a spoon. When its well done, remove it from fire and spread 1 tspn of roasted curry powder. Serve with rice and curry.

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CHICKEN BLACK PEPPER CURRY

Ingredients

1 lb Chicken breast
1 large Onion
1 large tomato
2 Banana Peppers(Malu miris) or green bell pepper
Turmeric powder
Chopped 2 cloves Garlic
Chopped Ginger
Rampe
Curry leaves
1 inch stick of cinnamon
slightly crushed Black Pepper
Tamarind
Salt to taste
Cooking Oil

Method

Slice the half of the onion the regular way and the other half in to 2 inch size pieces.Cut the Chicken breasts in to small pieces.Slice the outside of the Tomato in to 2inch pieces and chop the middle part and leave it aside. Heat the cooking oil and add the chopped Onions,rampe,curry leaves,chopped green chillies and cinnamon and let it fry.Then add chopped garlic, ginger,turmeric powder ,salt,sliced chicken and Tamarind juice and let it boil for a while.You will get a nice yellow curry.Do not add water or coconut milk in to it.When it's done add the chopped middle part of the tomato.Then add crushed pepper,Slied tomato(big pieces),sliced banana pepper,Onions(2inch sliced)and a bit of salt and let it simmer for awhile and enjoy it. You can add a little bit of chillie powder but make black pepper the main ingredient.

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BLACK PEPPER BEEF

Ingredients

1 lb Beef
1 large onion sliced
sliced green chillies or sliced bell pepper
black pepper powder
1 tspn red chillie powder
chopped garlic and ginger
1 sprig curry leaves
1 1/2 tspn curry powder
Salt to taste
Cooking oil
Vinegar

Method

Cut the meat into very small cubes, wash well and drain the water. Now add red chillie powder, about 2 tspn black pepper powder, salt to taste and mix well and let it marinade for a while.

Heat 2 tbsn cooking oil in a large non stick pan over high heat. Then add beef and stir fry for a while. Now add about 3 tbsn vinegar and cover the lid and cook the beef well. When the vinegar has absorbed

and there's no more juice add a little bit of cooking oil and let the beef get dark. Now add the sliced onions , sliced green chillies or bell pepper and chopped garlic and ginger and stir well. Lastly add more black

pepper powder if desired, stir well and remove from the stove.

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BEEF & POTATO DEVILLED CURRY

Ingredients

1 lb. Beef
1/4 lb. potatoes
2 level dessert spoons red chillie powder
3 dessert spn vinegar
salt to taste
2" piece cinnamon
few cloves
2 bulb garlic finely chopped
2 cardamoms
1 small piece ginger finely chopped
1 tspn sugar
1/2 lime and 2" lemon grass(sera)
Cooking oil
a sprig of curry leaves and a piece of rampe
1 medium onion sliced

Method

Cut the beef in 1/2 inch cubes and season with vinegar, salt and ground chillie powder. Add chopped garlic , ginger, cinnamon, cloves , cardamoms and lemongrass and set aside.

Then cut the potatoes in small cubes and season with a little salt and deep fry until golden brown and set aside. Now heat a pan with little oil and add rampe, curry leaves and onion and stir until onions are light brown.

Then add the beef mixture and stir well. Stir occasionally, scraping off the bottom. When cooked, add the fried potato cubes and spread the lime juice and sugar.

Before serving drain the excess oil and stir the curry well.

 

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HOT AND SPICY CHICKEN CURRY

Whole Chicken

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(a)

Black Pepper powder                                               
Red chillie powder
Unroasted curry powder
1 tspn turmeric powder
Salt to taste

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(b)

 1/2 onion sliced
Chopped 2 green chillies
Chopped garlic and ginger
1 Clove,2 Cardomoms and 1 stick Cinnamon
Roasted Black curry powder(kalu kudu)
1 sprig curry leaf
pandan leaf(rampe)

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Roasted Black curry powder(kalu kudu)
Tamarind juice or vinegar and Goraka
Coconut milk(optional)

Method

Take the skin out of the chicken and cut it into suitable pieces and wash well.Drain the excess water and add all the (a)Ingredients.Mix well and set aside.

Then heat a pot and add a little cooking oil.When it's hot add the sliced onions and brown it well.Then add all the (b)Ingredients.

Now add the chicken and stir it well.Then add Tamarind juice or vinegar and a little bit of water if desired and cook thoroughly.Stir occasionally and cook until all the water is evaporated.At this point if you need gravy you can add coconut milk and bring to a boil.Finally add roasted black curry powder (kalu kudu). Shake well and take the pot out of the stove.

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