Sri Lankan food and drink
‘It’s a cure-all’: the simple, soothing power of congee – and chefs’ tips on how to serve it
Rice is nice, but a serve of warming congee is unbeatable. Jinghua Qian meditates on the pleasures of porridge – and asks three chefs and restaurateurs about their favourite toppings
The new vegan
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for courgette and white bean curryFast, furious and fresh, Sri Lankan-style vegetable curries take mere minutes to cook
Two Sri Lankan curry recipes and a fiery sambol, by Cynthia Shanmugalingam
A throw-it-together pumpkin curry mixed with fried rice and a spicy anchovy lime chutney on the side, and a classic Tamil curry of aubergine, tamarind, chickpea and coconut
Samosas made by aunties, salmon caught by Dad – the childhood dishes that inspired chefs
Yotam Ottolenghi recipes
Stir-fry, fish crudo and cake: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for cooking with coconut
Yotam Ottolenghi recipes
Yotam Ottolenghi’s aubergine recipesA sweet-and-sour Sri Lankan curry, aubergine slices stuffed with spicy prawn paste, and a vegan casserole of battered veg in a spicy tomato sauce
Sri Lankan mackerel curry and sardine som tam: Mitch Tonks’ tinned fish recipes
The good mixer
Cocktail of the week: Hoppers’ white ruby punch – recipe
My secret ingredient
Cynthia Shanmugalingam’s secret ingredient: fresh curry leavesDry roast them, grind them, fry them … they’re the salt and pepper of Sri Lankan cooking
Yotam Ottolenghi recipes
Cajun seafood and paneer curry: Yotam Ottolenghi’s end-of-summer vegetable recipesRoast cauli with red pepper dressing and grape salsa, a Sri Lankan beetroot curry with coconut salsa, and a Cajun-style spiced seafood and corn stew
Red fish curry, tomato rasam, prawn curry: great Sri Lankan recipes
A celebration of Sri Lankan cooking from economist turned restaurateur Cynthia Shanmugalingam
Showstopper hoppers with curries and sambols: O Tama Carey’s Sri Lankan spread – recipe
The chef and owner of Lankan Filling Station shares her recipe for the intricate dish that made her famous, served with a big mixed plate of prawn curry, simple dal and sambols
The new vegan
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for kiri hodi with butternut squashA genius coconut milk curry for the flavour-loving but time-poor cook
Under the table: Australia’s dazzlingly diverse home cooking underground
Social media and online marketplaces have facilitated a boom in Australian home cooking businesses – but many operate without regulation
Yotam Ottolenghi recipes
Grilled hispi, Turkish cauliflower and coconut kale: Yotam Ottolenghi’s brassica recipesPut paid to ‘boring’ cabbage and get bold with your brassicas, starting with a nutty, spicy roast cauli, sweet cabbage in a limey Thai dressing and a Sri-Lankan style kale and chickpea coconut curry
The simple fix
Thomasina Miers’ recipe for cardamom and black pepper cashew spinach curryA sweetly aromatic, Sri Lankan-inspired curry with added fire, depending on how many chillies you choose to mix in
Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
Ravinder Bhogal's crispy fried eggs with coconut curry and coriander sambolThis mellow Sri Lankan dish conjures up sunny days in Colombo
Nige learned to cook in immigration detention – now he's teaching Australians his recipes
Launched in response to the pandemic, a national meal kit service shares the stories and cuisines from chefs of refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds
Jay Rayner on restaurants
Kolamba, London: ‘A lovely dinner in a calming space’ – restaurant reviewSri Lankan food in Soho soothes, restores and somehow evokes the essence of the city. By Jay Rayner
The new vegan
Meera Sodha's vegan recipe for leek, potato and cashew nut curryA familiar vegetable double act comes together in this mild curry that’s as comforting as a thick winter coat
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Yotam Ottolenghi recipesGrilled hispi, Turkish cauliflower and coconut kale: Yotam Ottolenghi’s brassica recipesPut paid to ‘boring’ cabbage and get bold with your brassicas, starting with a nutty, spicy roast cauli, sweet cabbage in a limey Thai dressing and a Sri-Lankan style kale and chickpea coconut curry
