Sri Lankan cuisine is similar to South Indian cuisine but has its own unmistakable flavor. Here is a specially curated list of 5 delicious Sri Lankan vegetarian dishes you can't afford to miss.

Gotu Kola Mallum Sambola – Green-Shredded Coconut

This Sri Lankan dish is like a healthy green salad prepared by mixing finely grated greens, readily available peppers, basic spices, coconut, onions, and Umbalakada fish. You should enjoy this spicy green leafy vegetable with hot steamed white rice for an afternoon meal.

Ingredients: Green vegetables, coconut, green peppers, onions, and fish Umbalakada.

Served with: rice dishes and curries

Asmi - Milk and cinnamon magic

To make this magic in this Sri Lankan Vegetarian dish, milk is added to the rice flour, which is continuously kneaded. Then, cinnamon leaves are squeezed into a cup of coconut milk to make the sauce. It is then fried in oil and topped with molasses syrup. Enjoy this delicious snack with your beloved and friends over an evening chat.

Ingredients: rice flour, cinnamon leaves, molasses, and coconut milk.

Asmi has a delicious taste and is a specialty of Sri Lanka

Polos - Spicy jackfruit dish

Jackfruit is so prevalent in Sri Lanka. The spices are dry-roasted, and the small jackfruit pieces are mixed with the roasted spices. Mustard seed oil is heated in a pan with garlic, onion, curry leaves, lemongrass, and cinnamon. Then the jackfruit pieces are mixed into the sauce, the coconut mixture is poured in, and then cooked for an hour.

Ingredients: Jackfruit, cinnamon, curry leaves, spices, garlic, lemongrass, onions, mustard seeds, and coconut milk.

Accompanied by: Rice and Parippu.

Parippu – Spicy Lentils

This delicious Sri Lankan dish is made with boiled red lentils. Curry leaves, onion, spices, and garlic are added to the hot oil, which cooks the curry until it turns golden. This delicious and rich curry daal, or parippu, will make your simple steamed rice taste great.

Ingredients used: spices, onion, curry leaves, coconut milk, red and yellow lentils, and garlic.

Eaten with: rice and Wambach moju.

Parippu is famous dish in the vegetarian community

Wambatu Moju - Eggplant melon

This Sri Lankan Vegetarian dish is an aromatic side dish prepared by cutting eggplants into quarters and frying them to create a crunch. It is then caramelized with sugar, vinegar, green peppers, red onions, and mustard seeds.

Ingredients: eggplant, spices, oil, vinegar, onions, green peppers, and sugar.

Served with: steamed rice and fried pate.

Sri Lankan vegetarian dishes are a delightful blend of spices, herbs, and fresh ingredients that are sure to tantalize your taste buds. So, pack your bags and visit Sri Lanka with GTrip Tours to experience its rich and diverse cuisine!