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.

Authentic Wambatu Moju — Sri Lankan Sweet and Spicy Brinjal Pickle

Deep brown, sticky sweet with a slow chilli burn, this authentic Sri Lankan brinjal moju uses kithul jaggery, roasted curry powder and sprats. Ready in 30 minutes, better on day three.

40 minServes 6–8

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Authentic Polos Curry — Sri Lankan Young Jackfruit Curry

Sri Lanka's answer to a meat curry — without the meat. Young green jackfruit (polos) slow-simmered in coconut milk with roasted curry powder and goraka. Vegan-friendly, deeply savoury, and even better the next day.

75 minServes 4

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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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