7 Sri Lankan Recipes - Authentic Village Style One Pot Cooking from Sigiriya

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water + coconut extract

Almond milk is lower in calories, while water with extract mimics flavor.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Tofu provides protein with fewer calories, while beans are budget-friendly.

Prepare fresh water fish by adding turmeric, chili powder, tamarind paste, black pepper, lime juice, and salt; mix well.

Wrap the fish in banana leaves and cook under a small pan over medium fire for about 10 minutes.

Prepare a dry marinade for crab with salt, turmeric, black pepper, and red chili powder; add chopped garlic and shallots.

Rub the marinade into cleaned raw crab and set aside.

Heat coconut oil in a pot and add onions; sauté until softened.

Add the marinated crab to the pot along with fresh coconut milk and bring to a bubble.

Add thick coconut milk to thicken the sauce.

Prepare chicken with a dry rub of chili powder, black pepper, curry powder, turmeric, and cinnamon; mix well.

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