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Malee Cookery Lessons: Sri Lankan Cuisine
We offer cooking demonstrations of traditional Sri Lankan healthy curries. Our methods follow age-old cooking traditions. The demo includes eight different curries, featuring one seafood dish. Join us to explore the flavors of Sri Lankan cuisine.
We offer cooking demonstrations of traditional Sri Lankan healthy curries. Our methods follow age-old cooking traditions. The demo includes eight different curries, featuring one seafood dish. Join us to explore the flavors of Sri Lankan cuisine.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Akila - Discover how to prepare a genuine Sri Lankan meal in a traditional village kitchen, guided by a local family. You’ll cook 8 dishes using both primitive and some modern tools, making it easy to recreate these meals at home. Get ready to dive into the cooking process of this rich indigenous cuisine, experiencing the unique flavors from the low country, hill country, and northern regions of the island.
- Akila - Discover how to prepare a genuine Sri Lankan meal in a traditional village kitchen, guided by a local family. You’ll cook 8 dishes using both primitive and some modern tools, making it easy to recreate these meals at home. Get ready to dive into the cooking process of this rich indigenous cuisine, experiencing the unique flavors from the low country, hill country, and northern regions of the island.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- All Fees and Taxes
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- All Fees and Taxes
Meal Options
- rice & Curry
- fruit salad
- Fish Ambul Thiyal (sour fish curry) - There are plenty of fish curries but ambul thiyal, or sour fish curry, is one of the best. Cubes of firm fish, cooked in a blend of spices
- Gotu Kola Kanda - Part soup, part herbal porridge, this traditional nutritious green concoction is Sri Lanka’s age-old natural answer to a sugar…
- rice & Curry
- fruit salad
- Fish Ambul Thiyal (sour fish curry) - There are plenty of fish curries but ambul thiyal, or sour fish curry, is one of the best. Cubes of firm fish, cooked in a blend of spices
- Gotu Kola Kanda - Part soup, part herbal porridge, this traditional nutritious green concoction is Sri Lanka’s age-old natural answer to a sugar
- Kottu roti - slicing roti flatbread together with meat or vegetables, garlic and spices on a large iron skillet. Another favorite roti is the sweet pol roti,
- Watalappam - Watalappam is a coconut custard made with coconut cream or thick
- Pol Sambola (spicy coconut garnish) - Pol sambol is a traditional Sri Lankan food that is made with grated coconut, red onions, chillies, and a variety of spices.
- Kiribath (milk rice) - It is made by cooking rice with coconut milk and a small amount of salt until the grains are soft and sticky.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(26 Ratings)
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Goplaces616298
Jan 16, 2026
Worth it...do it!!! - A fantastic experience with a lovely family, everyone helping out and so friendly. The setting was very chilled and amazing.
We got through many dishes during our lesson and each one tasted so delicious. We will be trying them out at home.
Thank you
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633fannyu
Jan 13, 2026
Delicious rice and curry prepared by ourselves - We enjoyed a interesting and fun afternoon with Malee and her daughter who assisted with preparations. We cooked chicken curry with 4 vegie curries, a dalh and two sambal, one with banana flower. All of us were engaged in the preparations and cooking activities. When the meal was ready we could all dig in with great appetitie. Recommended!
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Chris
Dec 22, 2025
Fantastic experience - Fantastic class with Malee! The whole experience was amazing and easy to follow. Highly recommend even if you don’t know how to cook. And the food was delicious too!
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Anna
Nov 27, 2025
Great cooking lesson! - It was fantastic experience. Warm family atmosphere and delicious food. During lesson you will learn how to cook different currys and sri lankan food in general as sambala. All ingredients come from Malee garden, it is fresh and organic.Dont eat two days in advance, you will make enormous amount of food during classes! Definitely recommended ❤️
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Michelai978
Aug 16, 2025
Sri Lankan Cookery with Malee - Very nice experience, Malee welcomed us in her home, She is very kind and lovely.
Cooking (and then eating) an autentic Sri Lankan food with fresh products.
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N2878emtanyaw
Aug 11, 2025
Amazing not to be missed experience! - This is a wonderful authentic experience done at Malee’s home. We had a lesson with just our family of 5. It is a hands on cooking lesson and was definitely the best meal we have had in Sri Lanka! Amazing to experience traditional cooking on an open fire too. Malee is warm and welcoming and an excellent cook! I’m so glad we didn’t miss out on this experience!
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722evied
Jul 24, 2025
- Malee was a fantastic host. We really enjoyed this cooking class, where we learned to cook three different curries. We were cooking in the middle of Malee's house, a very nice vibe. At the end of the evening there was a table full of tasty dishes and side dishes and we were allowed to eat. We recommend it to everyone! We enjoyed it very much.
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Maps233851
Jul 15, 2025
Wonderful class - Wonderful class, your tastebuds will appreciate the decision to book here! we learned how to cook 4 different curries and various side dishes - Do not eat before taking this class, you will regret not being able to eat everything that you make will Malee
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Yintep2025
Jul 13, 2025
Great experience! - I really enjoyed this cooking workshop! We made several curries and side dishes that were each very tasty with fresh ingredients. We also learned different techniques such as making coconut milk ourselves. The workshop was also nicely situated in the green and Malee and her family are very friendly:))
I will definitely be making the recipes again at home, thank you for this experience!
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Discover40909134420
Jul 12, 2025
Decadent food - Malee is super friendly and she makes the whole experience amazing! The food is delicious and is so much we couldn’t finish it all! Highly recommend going you won’t regret it!
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