Sri Lankan Village Food 🇱🇰 FISHERMAN LOTUS LEAF LUNCH + Unique Roti in Sri Lanka!

fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken

Tofu offers a plant-based option, while chicken is often less expensive.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water + coconut extract

Almond milk reduces calories, while the water mixture is budget-friendly.

Catch tilapia fish from the lake using a net.

Clean and chop the tilapia fish.

Prepare roti using finger millet, rice flour, and corn flour, cooking it on a wood fire.

Make po sambal by grinding chili, salt, coconut, lime, and onions.

Saute garlic and onion in coconut oil, then add curry leaves and spices.

Add the tilapia fish to the sautéed mixture along with a souring agent and cinnamon.

Prepare a pumpkin curry.

Serve the fish curry and pumpkin curry with roti and po sambal.

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