Ceylon Spice Kitchen

Rice and Curry

Each plate comes with rice, a sambol, and a poppadom.

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  Sri Lankan Chicken Curry

  $16.50

  Chicken thighs simmered in roasted curry powder, curry leaves, and coconut milk. A common home-style version; regional and family variations exist.

  What is this dish

  Also called Kukul Mas Curry

  Tastes like The first thing you notice is the roast: toasty and warm, with a heat that builds slowly as you eat. The coconut milk sits quietly behind it, soft and mellow.

  Usually eaten with On a proper rice and curry plate: steamed rice, a ladle of dhal and a spoon of pol sambol. The dhal is mild and creamy. It cools the plate down between mouthfuls of curry.

  Dairy-freeChef's pick
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  Sri Lankan Fish Curry

  $18.00

  Firm white fish in a tamarind and coconut gravy, gently spiced and finished with curry leaves.

  What is this dish

  Also called Malu Curry

  Tastes like Roasted-spice warmth, creamy coconut and a deep, almost smoky sourness from the goraka. The fish stays meaty and the gravy comes out dark, savoury and clingy, never thin or watery.

  Usually eaten with On steamed red rice with a green leaf mallung, for a simple, balanced plate.

  Dairy-free
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  Dhal Curry

  $12.00

  Red lentils cooked soft in coconut milk with turmeric and a curry-leaf temper. Comforting and mild.

  What is this dish

  Also called Parippu

  Tastes like Silky and full of coconut, with a savoury hum from the curry leaves, onion and mustard seeds. It is mild on purpose.

  Usually eaten with Plain white rice, which is the classic and still the best. The rice is dry and the dhal is loose and rich, so the grains drink the gravy up instead of sitting in a puddle of it.

  VegetarianVeganGluten-free
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  Cashew Curry

  $14.00

  Whole cashews in a pale, creamy coconut curry. A celebration dish that works any night.

  What is this dish

  Also called Cadju Curry

  Tastes like Mellow and creamy, the cashews turn soft and almost custardy in a delicate turmeric-coconut gravy laced with curry leaves and only a whisper of chilli. Rich and gently sweet, it's a curry that feels special without any fuss.

  Usually eaten with With yellow rice and a row of sambols for a festive vegetarian or vegan plate.

  VegetarianVegan

Hoppers and Short Eats

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  Egg Hoppers

  $9.00

  Bowl-shaped fermented rice-and-coconut pancakes with an egg set in the middle. Best eaten hot.

  What is this dish

  Also called Bittara Aappa

  Tastes like Crisp lacy rim, faintly sour batter, and a soft egg in the middle that you dip into lunu miris. Rich, savoury, and gone far too quickly.

  Usually eaten with With lunu miris and a strong milk tea for breakfast.

  VegetarianGluten-free
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  Chicken Kottu Roti

  $15.00

  Chopped roti stir-fried with chicken, egg, and vegetables. Our most-ordered late plate.

  What is this dish

  Also called Kottu

  Tastes like Savoury, smoky and a little chewy, with bits of roti soaking up curry gravy, sweet onions and leeks, soft ribbons of egg and a slow chilli heat at the back of the throat. It is built for a big appetite.

  Usually eaten with With extra curry gravy poured over at the table.

  SpicyChef's pick
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  Fish Cutlets

  $8.00

  Crisp, spiced fish-and-potato croquettes, four to a plate, served with lunu miris.

  Dairy-free

Sambols and Sides

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  Pol Sambol

  $4.00

  Fresh coconut pounded with chilli, lime, and red onion. Bright, hot, and on every table.

  What is this dish

  Also called Pol Sambola

  Tastes like Punchy and bright: sweet fresh coconut, the slap of chilli and lime, a savoury edge from the Maldive fish and the clean bite of raw red onion. It should taste alive and just moist, never dry or dusty.

  Usually eaten with On hot toast, or piled onto hoppers for breakfast.

  VegetarianVeganGluten-freeSpicy
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  Yellow RiceSold out

  $5.00

  Fragrant rice cooked with turmeric, coconut milk, and whole spices.

  What is this dish

  Also called Kaha Bath

  Tastes like Buttery and aromatic, gently perfumed with cinnamon, cardamom and clove, coloured a warm gold by turmeric and enriched with coconut milk. The grains stay separate and fluffy, savoury rather than sweet, a treat in their own right.

  Usually eaten with Serve it under a spread of chicken curry, dhal and sambols for a full celebration feast.

  VegetarianGluten-free

Sweets

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  Watalappam

  $7.00

  A set coconut-and-jaggery custard, scented with cardamom and nutmeg. Rich and not too sweet.

  What is this dish

  Also called Watalappan

  Tastes like Dense, silky and intensely caramel from the jaggery. Warmed with cardamom and clove, rich with coconut, finished with a crunch of cashew on top.

  Usually eaten with Serve it chilled and scooped into bowls, topped with toasted cashews.

  VegetarianGluten-freeNut-free