Sri Lankan.
At your table.
Foodakl can log 55 Sri Lankan dishes, and cooks 54 of them from scratch. Every figure below is a typical serving with an honest range, because home portions vary more than a single number admits. Median here is about 300 kcal.
Recipes from the wider South Asian kitchen
Photographed, with full methods
Masoor dal with rice
420 kcal · 18g protein
Chana masala
380 kcal · 15g protein
Chicken biryani
650 kcal · 34g protein
Roti with mixed sabzi
340 kcal · 11g protein
Poha
270 kcal · 6g protein
Idli with sambar
300 kcal · 10g protein
Palak paneer
450 kcal · 21g protein
Butter chicken
620 kcal · 34g protein
Tandoori chicken
420 kcal · 46g protein
Chicken tikka plate
380 kcal · 40g protein
Chicken karahi
540 kcal · 38g protein
Beef nihari
620 kcal · 40g protein
Every Sri Lankan dish Foodakl can log
55 dishes · one serving each
| Dish | Serving | kcal | Protein g | Carbs g | Fat g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluwaඅලුවා · rulang aluwa · aluva · jaggery diamond sweet | three diamonds of jaggery and rice flour | 250 190–330 | 3 | 40 | 9 |
| Ambul thiyalඅඹුල් තියල් · ambulthiyal · sour fish curry · goraka fish | three pieces of tuna cooked dry with goraka | 300 220–400 | 30 | 4 | 18 |
| Bibikkanබිබික්කන් · bibikkang · coconut jaggery cake · ceylon coconut cake | one slice, dense with jaggery and coconut | 320 240–420 | 4 | 40 | 16 |
| Bittara curryබිත්තර කරි · முட்டைக் கறி · bittara kari · sri lankan egg curry | two boiled eggs in coconut gravy | 250 190–330 | 14 | 8 | 18 |
| Cashew curryකජු කරි · முந்திரி கறி · kaju maluwa · cashew nut curry | one small bowl of cashews in white gravy | 340 250–450 | 10 | 20 | 24 |
| Ceylon arrackඅරක්කු · arrack · coconut arrack · arackcontains alcohol | one measure with soda and ice | 110 70–150 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceylon plain teaතේ · தேநீர் · plain tea · kahata | one cup, black with sugar | 40 10–70 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Cheese kottuචීස් කොත්තු · cheese kothu · cheese koththu · cheese kottu roti | one plate, cheese folded through | 900 680–1170 | 34 | 80 | 48 |
| Chicken kottuකුකුල් මස් කොත්තු · கோழி கொத்து · chicken kothu · koththu roti | one plate off the griddle | 750 560–980 | 32 | 78 | 32 |
| Curd with treacleමී කිරි සහ පැණි · mee kiri · kithul pani · buffalo curd with treacle | one clay pot with kithul treacle poured over | 280 210–370 | 8 | 32 | 13 |
| Egg hopperබිත්තර ආප්ප · முட்டை ஆப்பம் · bittara appa · egg appa | one hopper with an egg set in the middle | 190 140–260 | 8 | 20 | 8 |
| Elu mas curryඑළු මස් කරි · ஆட்டிறைச்சிக் கறி · elu mas · sri lankan mutton curry | one bowl of goat meat curry | 420 310–550 | 32 | 8 | 30 |
| Ginger beerජින්ජර් බියර් · இஞ்சி பீர் · ginger bear · sri lankan ginger beer | one chilled bottle | 140 100–190 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Godhamba rotiගොදම්බ රොටී · godamba roti · gothamba roti · sri lankan flaky roti | two thin, stretched rotis | 260 190–350 | 5 | 34 | 11 |
| Gotu kola mallungගොටුකොළ මැල්ලුම් · gotukola sambol · mallung · pennywort with coconut | one small bowl of shredded leaves and coconut | 90 60–130 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Harak mas curryහරක් මස් කරි · மாட்டிறைச்சிக் கறி · harak mas · sri lankan beef curry | one bowl of beef in roasted curry powder | 400 300–520 | 30 | 8 | 28 |
| Isso curryඉස්සෝ කරි · இறால் கறி · isso kari · sri lankan prawn curry | one bowl of prawns in coconut gravy | 300 220–400 | 24 | 8 | 19 |
| Isso wadeඉස්සෝ වඩේ · இறால் வடை · isso vadai · prawn wade | two, bought on Galle Face green | 280 210–370 | 12 | 26 | 14 |
| Jaffna crab curryயாழ்ப்பாண நண்டு கறி · nandu kari · kakuluwo curry · crab curry | one bowl with two crab claws | 420 310–550 | 32 | 12 | 27 |
| Kaha bathකහ බත් · kaha buth · yellow rice · turmeric coconut rice | one plate of turmeric and coconut milk rice | 420 310–550 | 8 | 70 | 12 |
| Karawalaකරවල · கருவாடு · karavala · dry fish curry | one small dish of dried fish, fried hot | 280 210–370 | 26 | 6 | 17 |
| Kavumකැවුම් · konda kavum · oil cake · kevum | two oil cakes from the New Year table | 300 220–400 | 3 | 40 | 15 |
| Kesel muwa curryකෙසෙල් මුව · வாழைப்பூ கறி · banana blossom curry · kesel muwa mallung | one small bowl of banana blossom | 200 150–280 | 5 | 20 | 11 |
| Kiri hodiකිරි හොදි · சொதி · kirihodi · sothi | one small bowl of thin coconut gravy | 150 100–210 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| Kiri kosකිරි කොස් · kos kiri hodi · jackfruit in coconut milk · kiri kos maluwa | one bowl of jackfruit in coconut milk | 260 190–350 | 5 | 38 | 10 |
| Kiribathකිරිබත් · kiri bath · milk rice · coconut milk rice | three squares with lunu miris | 350 260–460 | 6 | 56 | 12 |
| Kokisකොකිස් · kokkis · crisp rosette cookies · kokis sweet | four crisp rosettes | 230 170–310 | 2 | 26 | 13 |
| Kukul mas curryකුකුල් මස් කරි · கோழிக் கறி · kukul mas · sri lankan chicken curry | one bowl of chicken in dark spice and coconut | 380 280–500 | 30 | 10 | 25 |
| Lampraisලම්ප්රයිස් · lump rice · lamprice · lamprais parcel | one banana leaf parcel with chicken curry | 900 680–1170 | 34 | 90 | 42 |
| Lunu mirisලූනු මිරිස් · lunumiris · katta sambol · chilli and onion paste | a spoonful, pounded on the stone | 45 20–80 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Malu paanමාළු පාන් · மீன் பாண் · malu pan · fish bun | one bun from the bakery van | 330 240–430 | 12 | 44 | 12 |
| Milk hopperකිරි ආප්ප · kiri appa · kiri appam · milk appa | one thick hopper, sweet with coconut milk | 230 170–310 | 4 | 34 | 9 |
| Mutton kottuඑළු මස් කොත්තු · ஆட்டிறைச்சி கொத்து · mutton kothu · goat kottu | one plate with goat meat through it | 820 620–1070 | 34 | 78 | 40 |
| Odiyal koolஒடியல் கூழ் · jaffna kool · kool · palmyra seafood broth | one big bowl of Jaffna seafood broth | 420 310–550 | 30 | 46 | 12 |
| Ooru mas curryඌරු මස් කරි · ooru mas · black pork curry · sri lankan pork currycontains pork | one bowl of pork in roasted dark spice | 450 340–590 | 28 | 8 | 34 |
| Papadamපාපඩම් · அப்பளம் · pappadam · papadum | two, fried and crushed over the rice | 70 40–110 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Parippu curryපරිප්පු · பருப்பு கறி · parippu · dhal curry | one small bowl, cooked in coconut milk | 180 130–250 | 8 | 18 | 8 |
| Pittuපිට්ටු · புட்டு · pittu bamboo · steamed rice flour and coconut | one bamboo of steamed rice flour and coconut | 300 220–400 | 5 | 58 | 6 |
| Plain hopperආප්ප · ஆப்பம் · appa · hopper | one bowl-shaped hopper off the pan | 110 70–160 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| Pol rotiපොල් රොටී · தேங்காய் ரொட்டி · pol rotti · coconut roti | two thick coconut rotis | 330 240–430 | 6 | 44 | 14 |
| Pol sambolපොල් සම්බෝල · தேங்காய் சம்பல் · pol sambola · coconut sambol | two spoonfuls beside the rice | 120 80–170 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Polos ambulaපොලොස් අඹුල · polos curry · baby jackfruit curry · green jackfruit curry | one bowl of young jackfruit in dark spice | 280 210–370 | 5 | 30 | 15 |
| Seeni sambolසීනි සම්බෝල · seeni sambola · caramelised onion relish · sini sambol | a spoonful of caramelised onion relish | 150 100–210 | 2 | 18 | 8 |
| Sri Lankan chicken rotiකුකුල් මස් රොටී · chicken rotti · egg roti parcel · kottu shop roti | one folded parcel from the shop counter | 380 280–500 | 16 | 40 | 17 |
| Sri Lankan cutletsකට්ලට් · கட்லெட் · fish cutlets · ceylon cutlet | three crumbed fish balls | 280 210–370 | 12 | 24 | 15 |
| Sri Lankan egg rollබිත්තර රෝල් · egg rolls · ceylon roll · crumbed pancake roll | one crumbed and fried roll | 300 220–400 | 10 | 30 | 15 |
| Sri Lankan faludaෆලූඩා · பலூடா · faluda · falooda | one tall glass with basil seed and jelly | 340 250–450 | 6 | 56 | 10 |
| Sri Lankan pattiesපැටිස් · பட்டீஸ் · fish patties · ceylon pastry patties | three fried half-moon pastries | 300 220–400 | 8 | 30 | 16 |
| Sri Lankan rice and curryබත් සහ කරි · சோறு கறி · rice and curry · bath curry | one plate with dhal, a vegetable and sambol | 750 560–980 | 20 | 100 | 28 |
| String hoppersඉඳිආප්ප · இடியாப்பம் · indi appa · string hopper | ten string hoppers | 350 260–460 | 7 | 76 | 1 |
| Thambiliතැඹිලි · தாம்பிலி · king coconut water · thambili water | one king coconut, drunk at the stall | 60 30–100 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Ulundu vadaiඋළුඳු වඩේ · உளுந்து வடை · ulundhu vadai · vadai | two, from the tea-shop tray | 230 170–310 | 8 | 24 | 11 |
| Wal ooru masවල් ඌරු මස් · wal ooru · wild boar curry · boar meat currycontains pork | one bowl of wild boar, dry-fried | 420 310–550 | 34 | 6 | 29 |
| Wambatu mojuවම්බටු මෝජු · brinjal moju · aubergine pickle · vambatu moju | one small dish of fried aubergine pickle | 200 150–280 | 3 | 18 | 13 |
| Watalappanවටලප්පන් · watalappam · wattalappam · jaggery coconut custard | one square of jaggery and coconut custard | 300 220–400 | 7 | 38 | 13 |
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