Sri Lanka
Coconut Cake
බිබික්කන්
A dark, dense cake of scraped coconut, jaggery, semolina and candied fruit spiced with cardamom and clove, baked slowly and cut into squares.
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Jaggery Oil Cake
අතිරස
Rice flour and jaggery treacle kneaded into a stiff dough, flattened into discs and deep-fried until dark, dense and very sweet.
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Kurakkan Leaf Parcels
හලාප
Finger millet flour mixed with coconut and treacle, wrapped in a kanda leaf and steamed, eaten with the leaf peeled back.
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Love Cake
ලව් කේක්
A rich semolina and cashew cake flavoured with rose water, honey and pumpkin preserve, cut into small squares.
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Mung Bean Oil Cake
මුං කැවුම්
Mung bean flour and rice flour mixed with treacle into a diamond-shaped paste and deep-fried so it puffs and turns dark golden.
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Oil Cake
කැවුම්
Rice flour and palm treacle batter deep-fried in a ladle of coconut oil so it forms a peak on top, made for the April New Year.