How to pronounce Kiri hodi

Kiri hodi is written කිරි හොදි where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /kiɾi ɦod̪i/. In plain English letters that is KI-ri HO-dee, 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 Kiri hodi?

Kiri hodi is a main dish of Sri Lanka. Where it comes from: All Sri Lanka. People usually eat it for breakfast and at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are vegetables. It tastes rich and savory.

Where Kiri hodi comes from

Kiri hodi is one of 14 signature dishes of Sri Lanka on this map.

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  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.

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  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.

• Mallung මැල්ලුම · Main dish · All Sri Lanka

  Mallung, or mallum, from a word meaning "wilted", is a Sri Lankan side dish of finely shredded leafy greens lightly cooked with grated coconut, red onion and spices.

• Kokis කොකිස් · Snack · All Sri Lanka

  Kokis is a crisp, deep-fried Sri Lankan snack made by dipping a decorative mould, often shaped like a flower and called a kokis achchuwa, into a thick batter of rice flour, coconut milk and beaten egg, then into boiling coconut oil; halfway through, the kokis is shaken off the mould to finish frying.

• Kavum කැවුම් · Dessert · All Sri Lanka

  Kavum, or kevum, also called oil cake, is a deep-fried Sri Lankan sweet made from rice flour and kithul treacle, the syrup of the sugar palm, fried to a golden brown.

Food of Sri Lanka

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