Whole plant foods, no added oil, no added sugar, no refined flour, little added salt. Sri Lankan recipes only. 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z https://eathealthyandcheap.com/cuisine/sri-lankan/ Eat Healthy and Cheap https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/sri-lankan-achcharu/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A Sri Lankan pickle of carrot, green bean, and onion in a mustard and vinegar brine, sharpened with chile and rounded with dates.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/ala-thel-dala/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Ala thel dala, Sri Lankan deviled potatoes tossed with red onion, curry leaf, and chile powder, tempered dry with mustard seed and pandan.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/amba-chutney/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A sweet and sour Sri Lankan mango chutney simmered with dates, ginger, Ceylon cinnamon, and chile until it turns thick and jammy.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/parippu-vadai/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The crunchy split pea fritter sold at every Sri Lankan bus stand, ground coarse so it binds itself and baked hot instead of deep fried.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/bandakka-thel-dala/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Sri Lankan deviled okra, dry-roasted to beat the slime, then tempered with red onion, chile, curry leaf, and a squeeze of lime.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/beetroot-sambola/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A raw Sri Lankan salad of grated beetroot crushed with red onion, green chile, cracked pepper, and lime, bright, earthy, and coconut-free.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/bonchi-thel-dala/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Sri Lankan deviled green beans tempered with mustard seed, dried chile, curry leaf, and pandan, kept bright and crisp and finished with lime.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/cabbage-mallung/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Finely shredded green cabbage tempered with mustard seed, turmeric, and curry leaf, then brightened with lime. A quick coconut-free Sri Lankan side.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/carrot-sambol/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A raw, crunchy Sri Lankan salad of grated carrot and thin red onion scrunched with lime, green chile, and black pepper, no coconut and no salt.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/ceylon-mango-fluff/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The airy chilled mango dessert of Sri Lankan celebrations, set with blended silken tofu instead of gelatin and condensed milk, sweetened only by the fruit.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/sri-lankan-cucumber-sambola/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A cooling Sri Lankan salad of crisp cucumber and red onion tossed with lime, green chile, tomato, and cracked black pepper.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/kaju-thel-dala/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Sri Lankan kaju thel dala, cashews dry-toasted with curry leaves, pandan, chile, and turmeric, a spicy coconut-free bar snack finished with lime.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/gova-sambola/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A raw Sri Lankan cabbage and carrot sambol scrunched with red onion, green chile, and lime until tender, coconut-free and ready in minutes.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/kadala/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Kadala, Sri Lankan deviled black chickpeas tempered with red onion, curry leaf, pandan, and Ceylon cinnamon, a coconut-free tea-time snack.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/kaju-maluwa/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Kaju maluwa, Sri Lankan cashew curry simmered with green peas in a cashew cream gravy, spiced with cinnamon, cardamom, and curry leaf.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/katta-sambol/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A fierce Sri Lankan pounded sambol of red onion and roasted chile, brightened with lime and black pepper, used by the teaspoon.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/kiri-bath/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Kiri bath, Sri Lankan milk rice simmered soft in unsweetened soy milk in place of coconut, then pressed and cut into diamonds for breakfast.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/kola-kanda/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The green herbal rice porridge of a Sri Lankan morning, its color kept by blending raw greens in at the end and its richness coming from soy milk in place of coconut.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/leeks-thel-dala/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Sri Lankan tempered leeks, sliced thin and cooked down with red onion, green chile, curry leaf, and turmeric until sweet and soft.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/lunu-miris/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A fiery Sri Lankan sambol of red onion pounded with Kashmiri chile and lime into a raw relish, coconut-free and carried by acid, not salt.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/mung-ata-tempered-green-gram/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A Sri Lankan breakfast of whole steamed mung beans tempered with mustard seed, curry leaf, and pandan, coconut-free and finished with lime.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/parippu/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Sri Lankan red lentil dal simmered with Ceylon cinnamon, pandan, and curry leaf, then finished with a dry mustard-seed temper. Coconut-free and oil-free.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/plant-curd-date-treacle/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The curd and treacle that ends a Sri Lankan meal, rebuilt with tangy soy yogurt and a pourable syrup of blended dates in place of palm treacle.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/seeni-sambol/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A jammy Sri Lankan onion relish of red onions cooked down slowly and sweetened with dates, soured with tamarind, and spiced with Ceylon cinnamon and cardamom.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/sri-lankan-beetroot-curry/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Beet matchsticks simmered with red onion, curry leaf, pandan, and Ceylon cinnamon, thickened with a little soy milk and sharpened with vinegar in place of coconut and salt.