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Home Cook: Sharmini Jayawardena In the run up to 30th March 2018, which was Good Friday, this year, I wound up making exactly 52 hot cross buns! I think it’s an achievement for some one who made them for the first time😜 We shared them with numerous friends of ours, …
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Home Cook: Sharmini Jayawardena The ingredients for this bread are the same as the ingredients followed in the previous recipe for bread. (www.leafblogazine.com/2018/04/04/bread%f0%9f%a5%96%f0%9f%8d%9e-of-the-day/) The difference is only in the method. 1. After having mixed all ingredients, and adding water💦 and mixing, cover with a damp kitchen towel and set aside …
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New Year Auspicious Times Aurudu Nakath 2018 http://studentlanka.com/2018/03/31/new-year-auspicious-times-aurudu-nakath-2018/
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Home Cook: Sharmini Jayawardena I added 1 1/2 tsps baking powder. I pre-heated the oven at 200 degrees C for 20 minutes and baked in the oven at 230 degrees C for 60 minutes.
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A Sri Lankan (Muslim) dessert🍨🍮 delight Home Cook: Sharmini Jayawardena Ingredients 8 eggs🥚 200 grams or more of grated jaggery/gula Melaka/hakuru 3/4 cup very thick coconut🥥🌴 milk🥛 10 pods cardamom de-seeded and powdered 1 pinch of salt Sugar to taste Method 1. Beat the eggs in a bowl. Add the …
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By Sumiitra Yiohan Sooriaarratchi Mr Tuck Kee’s curry puffs are the best in town! He has been at this spot for over forty years, quietly going about his business serving up delightful curry puffs to his many fans. The stall is on Jalan Seladang (across the road from RHB Bank), …
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Home Cook: Sharmini Jayawardena Ingredients 7 1/4 cups all purpose or bread flour 2 – 4 tblsps sugar 1 1/2 tsps salt 1 1/2 tblsps instant yeast 1 1/2 tblsps coconut oil 3 cups warm water (at 100 to 115 degrees F) Method 1. Mix dry ingredients. Add oil and …
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Home Cook: Sharmini Jayawardena Our dinner menu for three generations was made up of cutlets of beef🥩 or fish🐟 🐠 once a week!😵 😉ly Awesic! These delicious😋 delectables were eaten with a side of salad🥗 or steamed vegetables 🥕🥦🥒🍅 and bread🥖🍞 and butter!😋 Not forgetting the homemade chili sauce 🌶‼ …
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Home Cook: Sharmini Jayawardena I knew of lemon curd through my mum’s recipe for it. But I never got down to learning how to make it from her😔 All I know is, it’s out of this world🌎 when spread on bread🥖🍞❣ Luckily for me, Pinterest read my mind😁 and a …
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Home Cook: Pham Thi Diem Thu Serves four adults. Ingredients for Fried Rice 2 1/2 cups of rice (500g) 4 eggs A handful of onion leave6 tsps coarse sea salt 3 cloves of garlic 2 chilis 3 sausages (we used the red Vietnamese pork sausage) Salt to taste 1 cup …
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