As a kid, beans were always a meh vegetable for me. Okay to be more accurate, that was the case for most vegetables in my life. Which sane kid loved vegetables anyway, eh? But leaving home and living away from ammi’s kitchen made me crave all the food that I never appreciated as a kid – beans …
Packed lunch
Sri Lankan Sardine Salad
If the amount of sardine tins inside my luggage after each Lankan holiday is of any witness, you'll agree that there's nothing that tops Lankan tinned sardines aka tin maalu. Packed in brine water, as opposed to oil or tomato sauce as in most other countries, I am pretty sure every Lankan would …
Winged bean salad
Winged bean salad Though I recall having a winged bean (dambala) vine in our backyard in Sri Lanka, it was never a personal favorite. But like most things, distance made the heart grow fonder when I left my parental home and relocated my roots to Singapore. So when I couldn't get my hands on …
