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Avurudu Food

Thala Karali

Thala Karali is a popular Sri Lankan sweetmeat made from sesame seeds and jaggery, and widely consumed during the April Avurudu festive season.

Thala Karali is the perfect guilt-free sweet to indulge in, with sesame seeds being a rich source of nutrients like calcium and Vitamin B1 and many nutritionists recommending substituting sugar with jaggery, due to its low calories and having a slower rate of absorption to sugar. 

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Avurudu Food

Kokis

Kokis is a deep-fried crispy avurudu snack that is laid out during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year.

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Avurudu Food

Mung Kavum

Made with a combination of rice flour and mung dahl and sweetened with kithul treacle.

The diamond-shaped mung kavum is coated in a rice flour mixture and fried to a crispy texture.

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Avurudu Food

Kalu Dodol

Originating in Indonesia, Dodol is a sweet toffee-like sugar palm-based confectionery, commonly found in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
Dodol is made from coconut milk, jaggery/ treacle, and rice flour; is a thick and sticky confection.

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Avurudu Food

Milk Toffee

Milk toffee is a popular Sri Lankan confection that is made by caramelising sweetened condensed milk and is a well-liked sweet consumed during the April Avurudu festive season.

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