Sri Lankan Cookbook: Traditional Sri Lankan Recipes Made Easy

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A gorgeous, inspiring cookbook that will keep me cooking until the last of my Sri Lankan curry powder is used—in which case, I’ll have to blend a fresh batch. But now it’s a resource in my kitchen whenever I’ve got enoki mushrooms and am wondering what the heck to do with them. Exotic Tastes‘ is a cookbook highlighting the gamut of flavours of Sri Lankan cuisine, from hot and spicy curries to comforting and mild hoppers.

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He fills the pages with pH charts and glutamic acid breakdowns, but his writing’s so funny he keeps you rapt. It’d definitely work well with something like a black pork curry or the pickled pork curry and will warm you up when the cold weather sets in. Mercy John, the Tamil proprietress of Victoria Guest House on the east coast of Sri Lanka and a masterful cook, says that all spices should be fried in mustard oil before they are used in a curry. Ambul thiyal is a dry curry dish, meaning all the ingredients are simmered with a small amount of water and cooked until the liquid reduces. More indigenous vegetables used in the similar preparations include the straw-like shaft of the drumstick plant (eaten by scraping out the insides with your teeth, as you would an artichoke leaf, it has a vegetal flavor vaguely reminiscent of asparagus), the tender heart of the jackfruit, and the pucker-inducing bitter gourd.The design of the book is stylish and logical with great photos of the dishes and a table of ingredients for each recipe. As a Pakistani living abroad, you may crave the elegance and unique style of Pakistani fashion but find it difficult to locate the perfect outfit that matches your taste. Now they're ubiquitous snacks, served from midday onward and encompassing far more than tea sandwiches.

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Andy Baraghani’s The Cook You Want to Be is a collection of very-Andy recipes, which longtime Bon Appétit readers will know means flavorful condiments and crunchy toppers, tons of vegetables that look as gorgeous as they taste, and luscious pastas. An egg is cracked into the bowl-shaped pancake, creating the Sri Lankan version of an “egg in the hole.The final step is to add coconut milk and simmer to reduce most of the liquid, leaving all the beautiful flavors within the cubes of jackfruit. This comprehensive compilation of the best Sri Lankan food and heart-warming stories is a testimony to the rich culture and tradition of the country. I’m telling you: Pretend you have my job and pick up a book that’ll nudge you out of your usual culinary territory. Here are a few recipes as preview: Clams With Crispy Ham and Butter Beans, Kuku Kadoo, Buttered Potatoes With Salted Lemon, Smoky and Crunchy Peas With Creamy Nuoc Cham, and Shawarma Roast Chicken With Shallots and Lemon. He uses the word quantum 28 times, and it’d be a little pretentious if it weren’t also so thought-provoking.