Chef O Tama Carey was serving dishes in her Sydney restaurant recently when a customer asked her a simple question: “What’s in the cashew curry?” “And I said, ‘Cashews. It’s a cashew curry.’ And they ...

Cookbook collection See all stories. Sydney’s only hatted Sri Lankan restaurant, Lankan Filling Station, closed last month, having been awarded a hat in every edition of the Good Food Guide during its ...

In Sri Lanka, a devilled dish is most often equated with “very hot!” This may be true, but devilling is also a method of cooking in which the main ingredient (vegetable, fruit or protein) is marinated ...

This is a favourite breakfast dish in my family, says Cynthia Shanmugalingam. It’s very easy and quick, and is best served with something fresh like a dill, lime and watercress salad, and perhaps some ...

This recipe appears in the 20 most popular recipes of November 2025 collection. See all stories. Sydney’s only hatted Sri Lankan restaurant, Lankan Filling Station, closed last month, having been ...