Sri Lankan recipes

Cooking guides for UK home cooks — from dry-fish pol sambol to fish curries, every recipe uses ingredients you can order straight from our shop.

Sri Lankan Prawn Curry (Isso Curry)

Sweet prawns simmered in spiced coconut gravy with the salty depth of dried shrimp. Twenty minutes from start to plate.

25 minServes 4

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Kothu Roti (Sri Lankan Street Food Classic)

The chopped-roti stir-fry that defines Sri Lankan late-night eating. Twenty minutes, one pan, the rhythm of the streets in your kitchen.

25 minServes 2 (generously)

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Sri Lankan Chicken Curry (Kukul Mas)

Coconut-rich, deeply spiced chicken curry the way it's cooked at home in Colombo. Forty-five minutes, one pan, served over rice.

50 minServes 4

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Thalapath Dry Fish Curry (Sri Lankan Dried Sailfish)

A bold, fragrant curry made with dried sailfish — firmer in bite and richer in flavour than tuna, traditionally cooked in clay pots with goraka and roasted curry powder.

45 minServes 4

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Kelawalla Dry Fish Curry (Sri Lankan Dried Yellowfin Tuna)

A deep, smoky, coconut-rich curry built around Sri Lankan dried yellowfin tuna. Forty minutes from cupboard to table — the kind of dish that anchors a Sunday lunch.

40 min4

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Maldive Fish Chips Pol Sambol (Sri Lankan Coconut Sambol)

The umami-packed Sri Lankan coconut relish you grew up with — fresh grated coconut, fiery chilli, lime, and Maldive fish chips. Ten minutes, no cooking, transforms rice and curry.

10 minMakes 1 small bowl · serves 4–6 as a side

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