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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


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


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


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


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


Christmas - Tree Shaped Cookies
Ingredients 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt ¾ cup unsalted butter- slightly softened 1 cup sugar 1 egg 2...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 14, 20222 min read


Chocolate Biscuit Pudding - 2 method
Ingredients 300 g Biscuits (Digestive, Marie, Nice) ¼ cup Sugar ¼ cup Cocoa Powder 1 cup water 1 tbsp butter 2nd step 2 cups milk 1/4 cup...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 14, 20221 min read


Pineapple and Date Pickle
Ingredients 20 pitted dates halved 1 1⁄2 tsp black mustard seeds 4 tbsp plus ½ tsp. white vinegar, divided 2 tsp light brown sugar 2 tsp...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 13, 20221 min read


Marshmallow Pudding
Ingredients 2 egg whites ½ cup sugar 2 tsp Gelatine powdered ½ cup warm water 2 tsp vanilla 2 types of colouring if desired Butterscotch...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 13, 20221 min read


Pear Pudding with Chocolate Sauce
Ingredients For the pudding 2 x 415g cans pear halves in juice, drained 125g plain flour 25g cocoa powder 125g caster sugar 150g unsalted...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 13, 20221 min read


Butter Cake - Method 2 This quantity makes 2 lb
Ingredients ½ lb flour ½ lb sugar ½ lb butter ½ lb eggs (about 4 eggs) 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp vanilla Add a little milk for dropping...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 13, 20221 min read


Vadai or Vade - savoury fried snack
You could use Channa/chickpea Dal or Masoor/Red lentil dal Ingredients 1 cup Masoor Dal (Red lentils) or Chickpea(Channa) Dal ¾ cups Red...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 11, 20221 min read


Grilled Prawns
Ingredients Prawns Lemon Garlic Salt Chilli powder Olive oil Chopped parsley Method Wash and devein the prawns. Line a baking tray with...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 11, 20221 min read


Chili Chicken
Ingredients 1 ½ cups of cashew nuts (optional) 6-10 dried chillies 1 1/2 kg chicken breasts 4 table spoons all-purpose flour Method for...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 10, 20221 min read


Brownies (Microwave)
Ingredients 2 1/2 cups (565g) sugar 1/2 cup (115ml) water 2/3 cup (115g) chocolate 70% or so, roughly chopped 1 1/2 cups (213g)...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 10, 20221 min read


Stir fried Noodles with Shrimp and Vegetables
Ingredients lb. raw, shrimps 3 tablespoons oil 3 cloves garlic 1 onion 1 head green cabbage 2 large carrots 1/2 leek 8 ounces Chinese...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 10, 20221 min read


Brownies - another method
Ingredients 100 g butter 300 g dark chocolate 4 eggs 130 g sugar a pinch of salt 1 pkt vanilla sugar 100 g flour 150 pecan nuts - I used...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 9, 20221 min read


Breudher
Ingredients For the bread dough: 350 g flour 1 tsp salt 1 egg 2 tsp sugar 2 tsp yeast 250 ml Luke warm milk For the cake part: 3 eggs 175...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 9, 20221 min read


Chicken Skewers with Teriyaki Sauce
Ingredients Chicken breasts Soy sauce Mirin Sake Sugar Honey (optional) Skewers For the Teriyaki sauce Add equal parts soy sauce, mirin,...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 7, 20221 min read


Christmas cakes Ideas-How to decorate
Make the Christmas cake recipe of your choice. Once the cake is ready, you add a bit of warmed jam and then add a rolled out piece of...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 7, 20222 min read


Teriyaki King Prawns
Ingredients 24 King Prawns 2 Tablespoons butter 1 1/2 Tablespoons teriyaki sauce spring onion for decoration nb. shrimp sauce for serving ...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 7, 20221 min read


Mixed fried rice
Ingredients Basmati Rice Water 1 egg - beaten 1-2 cloves garlic crushed Peppers 3 colours – chopped fine Coriander leaves – chopped A...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 7, 20221 min read


