Kottu Roti

What sets Kottu Roti apart is the handling of coconut scraped fresh. In lesser versions this is treated as a background note. Here it's central and the fiery and aromatic result shows it. I've started buying it to cook with at home after this experience. Maldive fish is a uniquely Sri Lankan ingred…

The best Kottu Roti I've ever had came from a street stall, not a restaurant. The deeply coconut-rich intensity was completely different — more direct and uncompromised. coconut scraped fresh was used without hesitation, the way it should be. Sri Lankan cuisine differs markedly between Sinhalese, T…