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 ...

Crispy on the outside, with a tender and delicious filling of spiced canned tuna and potatoes, these Sri Lankan Fish Cutlets are a tasty snack or appetizer to serve at your next get-together. This ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...