How to pronounce Kalu dodol

Kalu dodol is written කළු දොදොල් where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /kalu d̪od̪ol/. In plain English letters that is KA-loo DOH-dol, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Kalu dodol?

Kalu dodol is a dessert of Sri Lanka. Where it comes from: Southern. People usually eat it on festive days and at teatime. Its main ingredients are rice. It tastes sweet and rich.

Where Kalu dodol comes from

Kalu dodol is one of 14 signature dishes of Sri Lanka on this map.

• Hoppers ආප්ප · Bread & pastry · Colombo

  Hoppers, appa in Sinhala and appam in Tamil, are bowl-shaped pancakes made from a fermented batter of rice flour and coconut milk, cooked in a small round pan so the edges are thin and crisp and the centre soft.

• Kottu කොත්තු · Street food · Batticaloa and Colombo

  Kottu, or kottu roti, is godamba roti, a thin flatbread, chopped on a hot griddle with vegetables, egg, spices and meat or cheese, and mixed with curry gravy.

• Lamprais ලම්ප්‍රයිස් · Rice dish · Burgher kitchens of Colombo

  Lamprais comes from the Dutch lomprijst, a packet of rice.

• Kiribath කිරිබත් · Rice dish · All Sri Lanka

  Kiribath, "milk rice" in Sinhala, is rice cooked in salted coconut milk until the grains turn soft and porridge-like, and in Tamil it is called paal soru.

• Pol sambol පොල් සම්බෝල · Snack · All Sri Lanka

  Pol sambol, in Tamil thenkai sambal, is a Sri Lankan coconut relish of freshly grated coconut, shallots, dried chillies or chilli powder, lime juice and salt, often with flakes of Maldives fish, the smoked and cured tuna used across the island's cooking.

• Seeni sambol සීනි සම්බෝල · Snack · All Sri Lanka

  Seeni sambol, also called sini sambol or sawi sambol, is a Sri Lankan relish of onions cooked slowly until they caramelise, with a taste that is spicy, sweet and aromatic at once.

Food of Sri Lanka

Dishes like Kalu dodol in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Kalu dodol:

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• Risalamande · Dessert · Denmark

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