Books by Shyamali Perera

Cooking Seafood is a short collection of authentic Sri Lankan recipes which include crab curry, shrimp curry, yellow fish curry, yet it''s bolstered with mouth-watering innovations such as fried anchovies and deviled salted dried fish. These simple straightforward recipes and stories of Sri Lankan life will help cooks all over the world bring their families together around the table throughout the year. Sri Lanka is a tropical island in the Indian Ocean known as ''Serendipity'' or the ''Pearl of the Indian Ocean'' to the ancient travelers of the West. Since these ancient times Sri Lanka has been famous for spices, tea, coconut, and precious gems. Its mystical beauty that spreads from the golden beaches to the hills with tea plantations gives a natural diversity to the native foods. This collection of recipes that have been passed down for generations show, how tasteful dishes could be made using coconut milk, herbs and a variety of spices

Rice & Bread Sri Lankan Style is a part of a series of cookbooks that acknowledge the importance of year-round culinary traditions while showing how an island culture continues to shape modern food choices and cooking methods. This series of cookbooks contain a year''s worth of recipes and menus for everyday meals, holidays, and special occasions-all written with customary Sri Lankan flair. For seasoned Sri Lankan cooks, this series of cookbooks is a treasure of over 80 traditional recipes that everyone will love.For traditional Sri Lankan cooks, Rice & Bread(series 1) offers old favorites using traditional Sri Lankan ingredients in a contemporary fashion.For the new generation of Sri Lankans who want to learn some favorite Sri Lankan recipes, Rice & Bread(series 1) offers recipes every Sri Lankan must know such as Kiri Buth, Pol Roti, and the ever-popular Kottu Roti. For the international cooks, this book offers a fresh way to cook with different varieties of rice, flour, coconut, and island spices as well as a complete list of equipment, cooking tips and photos.

Cooking Sri Lankan Style is a series of cookbooks that acknowledge the importance of year-round culinary traditions while showing how an island culture continues to shape modern food choices and cooking methods. This series of cookbooks contain a year''s worth of recipes and menus for everyday meals, holidays, and special occasions-all written with customary Sri Lankan flair. For seasoned Sri Lankan cooks, these cookbooks are a treasure of over 100 traditional recipes that everyone will love. For traditional Sri Lankan cooks, it''s old favorites using traditional Sri Lankan ingredients in a contemporary fashion. For the new generation of Sri Lankans and international cooks who want to cook popular Sri Lankan recipes, such as Kiri Buth, Pol Roti, and the ever-popular Kottu Roti these books offer a fresh way to cook with different varieties of rice, flour, coconut, and island spices and a complete list of equipment, cooking tips, and photos.Cooking Veggies is series two of this collection of authentic Sri Lankan recipes that highlight the styles and techniques of island cookery using a variety of spices, vegetables, and coconut milk. Sri Lanka is a tropical island in the Indian Ocean known as Serendipity or the Pearl of the Indian Ocean to the ancient travelers of the West. Since ancient times, Sri Lanka has been famous for spices, tea, coconut, and precious gems. Its mystical beauty that spreads from the golden beaches to the hills with tea plantations gives a natural diversity to the native foods. This collection of recipes that have been passed down for generations shows how tasteful dishes could be made using vegetable, coconut milk, herbs, and spices.