RECIPE FOR – 8 pcs Aasmee (Srilankan Sweet meat

Spokesperson: Meththa N. Ekanayake, Executive Chef, Mövenpick Hotel Colombo, Sri Lanka

Ingredients:

ITEMS QUANTITY

Rice Flour – 500 Grm

Coconut Milk – 0.5 Cup

Kurundu Leaves – 3-4

Salt – As per taste

Oil – To deep dry

TOPPING

Sugar – 50 Grm

Water – 20 Ml

Food Colouring -1-2 Drops

Method:

1. Sieve rice flour through a very fine sieve.

2. Make a stiff dough by mixing with coconut milk. Dough must be fairly stiff, add salt to it.

3. Grind the Daul Kurundu leaves, extract the juice. Add this to the coconut milk flour mixture so that a slimy consistency is obtained.

4. Dilute with a little more coconut milk to get the consistency required for the batter.

5. Dip Fingers arched into this Batter and with the fingers pour the Batter into the heated oil.

6. Fold into two and set aside for a few days. Fry Again to make the Aasmi light and crispy.

7. Pour very thick coloured sugar syrup over the Aasmi to form a design.

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