Great communication from Nim made it easy to find the meeting point. We were blessed and there was just Nim, my wife and I so very personal experience. I love food and cooking but there was so much at the market that was new to me. The tuk tuk ride from the market to Nim’s house was amazing and our first experience of tuk tuk’s, not as scary as I thought it might be.
Food prep and cooking was done in stages with breaks for a drink and time to talk and learn more about Sri Lanka and its culture. Nim has much skill and experience to share.
We cooked a relatively simple pineapple curry and chicken curry with a lovely coconut sambal, but the delicate balance of a few simple ingredients makes a big difference in the finished meal and the base recipe can be added to easily and applied to other meats and vegetables.
I learnt a lot and will take this home and enjoy trying to make these dishes again. ‘Cylon Cinnamon’ & ‘roasted curry powder’ my new favourite ingredients!
