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How to make Traditional Milk Jack Fruit Curry (Kiri Kos)

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Vish/Home Cooking There are many ways to cook jackfruit and this is one My all time favorites.   will you need Vish/Home Cooking  1 kg jackfruit pods milk from 1 coconut 3 tbsp black pepper 3/4 fenugreek seeds  10 garlic cloves  1 tbsp turmeric powder curry leaves rampa 7-8 green chilies  1 1/2 tsp salt  Way of making  Cut unripe yellow color jackfruit into small pieces. Clean the seeds and cut them into two parts. Place the jackfruit pieces and seeds in the vessel and add the garlic and 1/3 tsp of fenugreek.  Since this is an Ayurvedic recipe, the two special spices used here are turmeric and pepper. Add turmeric powder, curry leaves and rampa to it. Do not add red chili powder to this, add 7 to 8 pieces of cut in two green chili. Add milk as cover the jackfruit pieces and mix well. Now close the vessel and keep the stove on high flame and boil the jackfruit well. After about 3 minutes mix well and cook on low flame. After about 8 more ...

How to make pani kavum (Oil cakes)

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 Let's make Pani Kavum .... Vish/Home Cooking This recipe is a delicious sweet that can be prepared in just 15 minutes. Actually, this pani kaum (Oilcake) is a traditional sweetmeat in Sri Lanka, which is an energy-gaining food. We serve homemade kavum, kiribath, (milk rice), and plantains when we have tea parties on different occasions. All these are made with naturally found ingredients and are much healthier. Now let's make this sweetest oil cake. Actually, my recipe is easy to make and different from traditional recipe. Vish/Home Cooking Will you need Grated coconut        200 g Flour                        200 g Cardamoms                 03 Sugar                       100 g Salt                          1/2 tsp Oil Way of making F...

How to make delicious Aasmi at home

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 Lest's make Aasmi Vish/Home Cooking A traditional Sri Lankan recipe, Aasmi is here to delight your mouth. This delicious sweet snack recipe is the most popular sweet in Sri Lanka and is served in literally all Sri Lankan festivals and special occasions. A deep-fried sweet, Aasmi is prepared with a conglomeration of coconut milk and rice flour, combined with the juice extract of cinnamon leaves and fried deep in the oil. What makes this Sri Lankan sweet even more interesting is the fact that after frying, it is given a resting time for a few days and again fried deep in the oil only to get light and crispy Aasmi. Topped with sugar syrup mixed with the color of your choice, makes it even more attractive for kids and adults and experience an ultimate sugar rush. Prepare this easy Aasmi recipe for your friends and family members.  This is a delicacy and attractive food. It has a crispy texture. I know most people love and enjoy this food after one eating. Because it has an amazin...

How to make Aluwa

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  Aluwa Recipe...  Vish/Home Cooking Aluwa is another Sri Lankan Sweet that can be enjoyed during Sri Lankan and Tamil New Year and festivals. By making some variation in the recipe, this is available as Kaju Aluwa, Kiri Aluwa or Pani Aluwa . However, it is called, white in color and is tastier and easier to make than other traditional Sri Lankan Sweets.  The mixture needs to reach the right consistency before it can be shaped. So the hardest part of making Aluwa is actually getting the mixture to the right consistency.  If the Aluwa is medium in size, it is easier to eat and tastes better.  As a Sri Lankan I enjoy Aluwa every year. It is really soft and delicious sweet. I like to taste the different flavors of the world. A recipe of a sweet in our country is shared to give a new taste to you food lovers. Vish/Home Cooking You will need   500 g of rice of flour  500 g of sugar  200 ml of water Two tablespoons of butter Four cardamoms  Salt...

How to make kokis (Rosette cookies)

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Let's see h ow to make Kokis (Rosette Cookies) Vish/Home Cooking Kokis is a Srilankan traditional dish. This is an important dish when celebrating Sinhala and Tamil new year and festivals. Kokis is a deep fried, crispy Sri Lankan food made from rice flour and coconut milk.  Will you need   Rice flour                            200 g  Eggs                                           01 Sugar                                         01 tbsp Coconut milk  cup of        1 1/2 Turmeric powder               1/2 tsp Salt                                  ...