Rice shortages in Sri Lanka have disrupted the Hindu Thai Pongal celebrations, hindering the preparation of traditional ...

who gives full marks for the Sri Lankan staple meal as long as it is balanced. Kumudini Hettiarachchi reports As polished or unpolished, white or red, vied for a place on the plate of Sri Lankans well ...

In Sri Lanka, rice is the staple. The coarse varieties called Nadu, Samba and Keeri Samba are available in the market as raw or par-boiled versions. Imported Basmati is consumed by a niche crowd only.

Make yours extra special by bringing the aromatic flavours of Sri Lanka to your plate, the perfect way to ... Add the uncooked rice and cook for 2-3 minutes, shaking the pan regularly, until ...

The ideological Left and Right in Sri Lanka have staked out their positions on the country’s perennial rice crisis. In the view of the ideological Left, the country’s food crisis including the recent ...

But now Sri Lanka is on the brink of a humanitarian ... the community kitchen "We get people who haven't had a second plate of rice for the last four months," Pastor Moses says.

Sri Lanka is calling on farmers to grow more rice as it faces its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years. The country's agriculture minister made the appeal as he said the country's "food ...