Sri Lanka - Kottu Roti & My 100th Post Giveaway

At last! I've finally got to my 100th post on this blog. Almost 4 years later I've completed 100 of the 196 countries. Hopefully it won't take me another 4 years to finish them all.

So to celebrate this rather slow achievement I've decided to run a giveaway so that one of you lovely people can win yourself a hamper of foods from around the world. It's a bit of a trick though because all the food came from my local Morrisons, sorry :D

The hamper includes:

Mexico - Enchilada kit
Lebanon - Falafel mix
Switzerland - Lindt chocolate
Italy - Pappardelle pasta
South Korea - Kancho choco biscuits
UK - Yorkshire tea
Japan - Udon noodles
China - Spicy Beef noodles
Pakistan - Malai dessert mix

and some Phileas Fogg  Louisiana Sweet & Smoky BBQ Bubble Chips

The food comes in a turquoise basket too.

To enter just follow the instructions in the rafflecopter widget below:


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This giveaway is only open to the UK and only if you're over 16. The winner will be selected by the rafflecopter and contacted by me when the giveaway ends.

Good luck all :)


So, back to the usual business of posting up recipes.  Kottu Roti is a Sri Lanken street food that's eaten in the same way we have kebabs after a night out. It can include meat or cheese but this version is the most commonly eaten and has only vegetables.

Ingredients: 

4 roti
2 carrots

1/2 cup shredded cabbage 

1 onion
2 leeks

2 eggs
1 tsp chopped ginger
1 tsp chopped garlic 

1 tsp of chilli powder 

1 tsp of curry powder
Salt and pepper
1 tbsp oil 

 Chop up about a teaspoon each of ginger and garlic.

 Now prepare all the vegetables. Julienne the carrots.

Shred the cabbage.

Slice the onion and leek then place them in a bowl with the other chopped vegetables.

 Saute the ginger and garlic in a pan with the oil.

 Add the spices and stir well.

 Now add the vegetables and stir into the spice mix. A wok would be better for this but we don't have one!

 Keep stirring and cooking until the vegetables are softened. Remove them from the pan back into the bowl.

 Chop up the roti. This was easily done with some scissors.

 Beat the two eggs.

 With a little more oil add the roti and eggs to the pan and stir until the egg is cooked and stuck to the roti.

 Mix the egg roti with the cooked vegetables, add salt and pepper then serve while still hot.

 I expected that the whole dish would be a bit dry but the roti had stayed quite soft. The spices had made the vegetables a lovely golden colour and extremely tasty. The egg and roti together had a great texture (a bit like partly melted cheese) and gave the dish it's substance. I can see how it's a popular late night food as it's very warming and filling. Yum ^_^