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Vegetable Crescent roll
Ingredients Puff pastry circle Mozzarella cheese Coloured peppers Caramelized onions Salt and pepper 1 egg Method You could either buy...

Manique Abayasekara
Dec 2, 20221 min read
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Olive Pickle (Veralu achcharu)
another method Ingredients Raw olives with seeds tamarind paste 2 Tsp chili powder 1 Tsp pepper powder 1 Tsp salt 5 Tsp sugar Method Wash...

Manique Abayasekara
Dec 2, 20221 min read
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No Cook Coconut Ice
Ingredients 397g tin condensed milk 325g icing sugar 325g desiccated coconut Method With a wooden spoon mix together the condensed milk,...

Manique Abayasekara
Dec 1, 20221 min read
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Frosty the Snowman
Christmas cake inside Used a silicon mould in the shape of a snowman, poured the Christmas cake mixture and baked the cake. once cool I...

Manique Abayasekara
Dec 1, 20221 min read
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Ladies Fingers/Okra Masala
Bhindi (Okra) masala - a semi dry lightly spiced north Indian curry made with okra Ingredients 200-250 gm bhindi/okra 1 medium size...

Manique Abayasekara
Dec 1, 20222 min read
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Super moist Banana Bread
Ingredients 4 over ripe bananas 1/2 cup vegetable oil 3/4 cup granulated sugar or if you prefer less sugar use ½ cup 2 large eggs 1 tsp...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 30, 20221 min read
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Mango Mousse Pudding
This recipe was given to me by Shanthi Akka Toronto Ingredients 1 can/tin mango pulp 2 peach Jello mix (jelly packets) 1 tub of cool whip...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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Easy Chinese Noodles (Lo Mein)
Ingredients (serves 4) 226 gm ounces egg noodles 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 cups mushrooms, sliced (optional) 1 red...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 27, 20221 min read
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Chocolate Mousse without eggs - sets in 5 minutes
Ingredients 250 g chocolate chips, buttons or pieces 150 g marshmallows (If its large marshmallows cut them into four) 50 g butter 4 tbsp...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 27, 20221 min read
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Chicken curry (Sri Lankan style)
Ingredients to marinade Cut and wash chicken into smaller sizes than usually used (take skin off unless you like to eat the skin) 4 stiks...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 27, 20222 min read
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Chocolate Amaretto Cake
Ingredients 1st step 500 gms Amaretto biscuits 100 gms flaked Almonds 100 gms sugar 1 rind of an orange 2 step 4 eggs – beat in a bowl...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 26, 20221 min read
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Rice Flour Waffles
I was able to make 5 waffles with this quantity Ingredients 300 g Rice flour 1.5 tsp Baking powder for dough 2 Eggs 1.5 tsp Sugar a pinch...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 26, 20221 min read
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Cucumber Raita
Serves: 2 cups Ingredients 2 cups of plain unsweetened natural yogurt juice of 1 lemon 1 English cucumber, roughly chopped 1/2 red chili,...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 26, 20221 min read
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Mango and Passion Fruit Jam
Ingredients 450g mango (approx. 1 fruit) 4 passion fruits 1 Tbsp lemon juice 250 gm of Sugar 1 packet of Gelling agent-this contains...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 25, 20221 min read
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Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Ingredients 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 3 extra-large eggs at room...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 22, 20222 min read
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Double baked Chocolate Meringue Brownie
For the brownie 250 g unsalted butter, plus extra to grease 250 g dark chocolate, roughly chopped 300 g light muscovado sugar 5 large...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 20, 20222 min read
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Beef Goulash
Ingredients 2 medium onions 2 tsp butter or lard if preferred 1 tsp cumin seeds 2 Tbsp paprika 1/4 cup flour 680 gms stewing beef trimmed...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 20, 20221 min read
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Substitutes - Don't Panic!
No baking powder at home Make Your Own Baking Powder Substitute All you have to do is to mix ¼ teaspoon of baking soda with ½ teaspoon of...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 20, 20221 min read
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Gyoza or Japanese Dumplings
Ingredients For the gyoza skins 300g/10½oz strong white flour, plus extra for rolling ½ tsp fine salt 200ml/7fl oz boiling water 1 tbsp...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 17, 20223 min read
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Fried fish Sardinella or Salaya - in Sri Lanka
Ingredients Raw fish (salaya) in English its called White Sardinella Salt saffron Chili powder A little flour Lime Oil for deep frying...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 17, 20221 min read
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Jellied or Mock Watalappam (Jaggery)
a Palm sugar dessert with gelatine Ingredients 4 Eggs 500 g Kitul Jaggery 1 bundle + cup Thick coconut milk 1 oz gelatine - dissolved in...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 17, 20221 min read
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Fizzy Chicken
Ingredients 1 tbsp Honey 70 ml Soy Sauce 1/3 tsp Cinnamon powder 1 tsp Paprika Salt and pepper 5-6 pcs Chicken thighs 300 ml Lemonade...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 14, 20221 min read
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