The Dancing kitchen

CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE

Never too late to have a slice of chocolate cake. Right…? It’s almost winter here and thought it will be good to have a slice of chocolate cake with hot cup of Ceylon tea. Gone with classic simple and main ingredient. Turn out just an amazing chocolate pound cake with some melted dark…

SRI LANKAN KALU POL PORK CURRY

You Sri Lankans may heard, cooked and even tasted various styles pork curries. But I know mostly few of you are know about “kalu pol pork curry” the term kalu pol means dry roasted freshly scrapped coconut and raw rice with mustard seed, later grind it into a fine powder. That’s the main…

CUMIN RICE

You may have seen several types of rice recipes in my feed. this CUMIN RICE is originally from Indian cuisine. Cook it once, you won’t stop falling in love with it. So fragrant, delicious. All the aromas from cumin, bay leaves, star anise, cinnamon and cardamom with flavour of ghee is speechless. . 1.wash…

BROCCOLI SOUP

And this is the season of hot soups & sweaters Made this easiest broccoli soup with touch of mint and served with delicious homemade garlic bread. No cream, no milk, no butter and completely diary free. Because I love how it turns out but if you prefer you could add cream/milk/cheese. What else we…

BAKED CHICKEN WINGS

These chicken wings are oven baked with garlic, soya sauce, sweetness from honey and spicy from paprika. Marinated over night and baked. Thickened the marinated sauce and drizzled over the golden chicken wings. This finger licking delicious chicken wings are something to MUST have to start the weekend 1.I got 8 whole chicken wings,…

CHICKEN AND GNOCCHI SOUP

Did I mention that this is about one pot chicken and gnocchi soup? Yes…..!!!! one more soup recipe on this fall season. Because fall is all about comfort food and nothing is comfort than a delicious bowl of soup. This one pot chicken and gnocchi soup is what actually we need. Cooked chicken around 60-70…

SRI LANKAN PANCAKE/CREPES

Who doesn’t love pancakes? this is not the one that the whole world knows, I mean those fluffy pancakes. But these are mostly look like crêpes. The difference is we use coconut milk instead of fresh milk. And the filling. Mostly crêpes are filled with chocolate cream or something similar like that. But…

TOMATO TORTELLINI SOUP

Fall season has already started, just wonder how did I miss my soups? It’s a lazy day with heavy wind outside and thought of making a delicious creamy tomato tortellini soup. Soup for lunch…. yup…!!! Because need to comfort ourselves I got a well grown water spinach pot on my outside and added…

SRI LANKAN PORK RIB CURRY

Whenever I have pork ribs i used to bbq them. But not using bbq stove, I just use my pan and gas stove to do it. Already shared the recipe in my IG feed. Planning to share it on my blog too. But this time used these pork ribs to make a delicious…

SRI LANKAN SOYA MEAT CURRY

Who doesn’t love a delicious soya meat curry..?? It’s one of the famous vegan curry in Sri Lanka. There are plenty of soya meat brands with hundreds of flavours in Sri Lanka but do you know that you don’t need to use the spices mix that comes with the soya meat packet to create a…

RED SOUP

Isn’t it comfort to have a bowl of red soup in this cold weather. it’s been a while since I shared my soup recipe and here me again with delicious tomato and red bell pepper soup. I used chicken broth for my soup, but if you are a vegan/vegetarian one, use some vegetable broth to…

FOCACCIA BREAD

Living in this land almost a decade. Learnt loads of things from Italians. Specially F O O D. After my homeland foods, this land’s food took my heart.The thousands varieties of tomatoes in summer is the best and the most delicious thing in here. Learnt thousands varieties of pasta dishes, salads. And tasted hundreds of…

FISH CUTLETS

Is there any Sri Lankan party table without fish cutlets Here I used canned mackerel as many Sri Lankan’s do. But you can use canned tuna also. And if you can find/buy fresh tuna fish marinate it with pinch of turmeric, salt, black pepper and vinegar. Add the marinated fish to a pot with some…

MIXED FRIED RICE

Fried rice is not a new thing to we Sri Lankan. As we growing up eating rice and curry, we all enjoyed fried rice at least once a week. No matter its homemade or from out. Fried rice are what we all wanted on weekend or special day when we were kids. If…

GNOCCHI WITH BELL-PEPPER SAUCE

Gnocchi is one of the fresh pasta, generellay made out from boiled potatoes and flour. There are many more different flavours of gnocchi, but potato gnocchi are rich in more flavours. Bought a fresh gnocchi from a store and made a creamy, sweet and light spicy sauce from red bell peppers and cherry tomatoes with…

BAKED CHICKEN PATTIES

One more party appetiser for the blog. These are also highly see in party/special meal table. Normally fried patties are famous in Sri Lanka. But preferred to share one of my bake version here. Fish patties are what mainly famous in Sri Lanka, but here I used ground chicken as my filling. Fish are what…

FISH ROLLS

This is all about Sri Lankan party, picnic, teatime snack and sometimes also kind a breakfast, dinner idea. Canned tuna, mashed potatoes, grated carrots and all the Sri Lankan herbs and spices pack in Sri Lankan pancake/crepe. Coated with crispy breadcrumbs and deep fried. Who doesn’t love to enjoy some hot hot fish rolls with…

SRI LANAKAN DEVILLED CHICKEN

Where the hell chicken was gone..?? Don’t worry, I deep-fried and devilled it. is there any Sri Lankan fried rice, special menu, party table without devilled chicken. I guess no. this is one of the easiest and delicious chicken recipe. Just deep fry your marinated chicken and sauté with all the sauces, onion, garlic and…

Hello….!!!

I’m Neludi, originally from Sri Lanka. Negombo coastal area. Where people highly talk about food and tourism. Yes…!!! We are very famous for delicious “ මීගමු කළපු ඉස්සෝ සහ කකුළුවෝ” Negombo Lagoon prawns and crabs. This blog is mainly about Sri Lankan food, authentic flavour. Most of them are from our family, what my grandma…