APÉRITIFS
| 01.ROULEAU AU MOUTON/ROULEAU VÉGÉTARIEN
Crêpe panée et croustillante farcie de viande de chèvre au cari légèrement épicée, servie avec une sauce piquante aux piments rouges |
$4 |
| 02. CROQUETTE AU POISSON Grande croquette de poisson friable et purée de pommes de terre mélangée et roulée avec oignons et herbes aromatiques épicées |
$4 |
| 03. ULUNDU VADAI Beignet d’urid (lentilles blanches décortiquées). Salé et servi avec un chutney épicé à la noix de coco (2 morceaux) |
$4 |
| 04. KADALAI VADAIPatties frites de farine de pois chiche épicé (2 morceaux | $4 |
| 05. SAMOSA AUX LEGUMES Casse- croûte indien populaire farci de légumes épicé |
$4 |
| 06. LÉGUMES PÂTISSERIE Galettes de sri lankais farcies avec des légumes au cari. |
$4 |
Soup
| SOUPE AUX LÉGUMES Sauce de légumes mixte, assaisonnée de tamarin et piment |
$6 |
| Rasam Bouillon de cari avec un soupçon de tamarin. |
$6 |
ENTRÉES TRADITIONNELLES
Buryani
Le Buryani est un pilaf servi à l’occasion de fêtes. La viande, cuite à l’avance dans des épices specials, est recouvert de riz basmati qui est cuit et assaisoné légèrement de cardamome, cannelle et safran. Le Buryani est enfin cuit à la vapeur à feu doux afin de marier les saveurs.
| 07. Chicken Buryani | $18 |
| 08. Mutton Buryani | $19 |
| 09. Beef Buryani | $18 |
| 09a. Vegetable Buryani | $18 |
| 09a. ShrimpBuryani | $20 |
Thali
Six separate dishes of curried vegetables with steamed Basmati rice and pappadam. It is popularly known as “rice and curries”.
| 10. Vegetable Thali One vegetable can be substituted for yogurt. |
$17 |
| 11. Meat Thali One dish of chicken, beef, mutton or egg added to the vegetable thali. |
$19 |
| 11a. Fish Thali Curried fish added to the vegetable thali. |
$22 |
Dosai
Lightly spiced, pan-fried crepes of urid dhal served either as plain dosai with side dishes or cooked and filled with curried vegetables. All our dosai dishes are served with the traditional Sambar (curried, mixed vegetable sauce) and coconut chutney. (Extra sambar or chutney for $1.00).
| 12. Masala Dosai (with a curried potato filling) | $14 |
| 13. Ghee Dosai (flavoured with clarified butter, fine and crispy) | $14 |
| 14. Egg Dosai (the egg, sunny-side up is fried into the dosai) | $14 |
| 15. Plain Dosai (four pieces of dosai) | $14 |
Ceylonta Style Roasts
| 16. Tandoori chicken Three (3) pieces of roasted chicken marinated in Ceylonta’s tandoori spices. |
$15 |
| 17. Ceylonta’s Chicken Palandi A skinned half-chicken crispy on the outside and tender inside, marinated in Sri Lankan chillies and smothered in our chief’s special sauce. |
$17 |
| 18. Ceylonta’s Fish Steaks Crispy king fish steaks marinated in turmeric and hot red peppers, recommended with pittu or plain string hoppers. |
$16 |
| 19. Ceylonta’s Roast Beef Strips of tender curried beef stir-fried with sliced onions and crushed red peppers, recommended with any steamed entree. |
$17 |
Stir Fried Dishes
Rice
The spiced chicken, meat or vegetables are combined with steamed Basmati rice, steamed green beans, peas and other vegetables and stir-fried with herbs and spices.
| 20. Chicken Fried Rice | $15 |
| 21. Mutton Fried Rice | $15 |
| 22. Beef Fried Rice | $15 |
| 23. Vegetable Fried Rice | $15 |
String Hoppers kothu
Thin strips of noodles and vegetables or spiced chicken or beef chopped and stir fried with a fine blend of onions, herbs and spices.
| 24. Mutton String Hoppers Kothu | $16 |
| 25. Beef String Hoppers Kothu | $15 |
| 26. Chicken String Hoppers Kothu | $15 |
| 27. Vegetarian String Hoppers Kothu | $15 |
Kothu Rotti
Very popular in Sri lanka, Kothu Rotti is made of chopped flat bread (rotti) stir-fried with onions, green chillies and spices and a choice of curried beef, mutton, chicken or egg.
| 28. Beef Kothu Rotti | $15 |
| 29. Mutton Kothu Rotti | $16 |
| 30. Chicken Kothu Rotti | $15 |
| 31. Vegetarian Kothu Rotti | $15 |
| 32. Egg Kothu Rotti | $15 |
| 33. Plain Rotti/Parota | $4 |
Steamed Entrees
| 34. Idly A platter of steamed urid dhal rice cakes served with a mixed vegetables sauce (sambar) and chutney. |
$15 |
| 35. Pittu A steamed dish of red rice flour and freshly grated coconut, served with sambol and curried lentils or with one curried meat (chicken or mutton or beef). |
$16 |
| 36. String Hoppers Rice noodles formed into lacy circles and steamed to a light and fluffy texture, served with coconut sambol and curried lentils. |
$16 |
Devilled Dishes
Our devilled dishes are cooked in a tomato based chilli sauce imported from Sri Lanka. Condiments are added to suit the type of meat or fish. These dishes are moderately hot and compliment any steamed dish or other entree.
| 37. Devilled Shrimp | $20 |
| 38. Devilled Fish | $20 |
| 39. Devilled Beef | $18 |
| 40. Devilled Chicken | $18 |
| 40a. Devilled potato | $17 |
| 40b. Devilled Squid | $20 |
Curried Dishes
One of the main characteristics of Sri Lankan cooking is that spices like coriander, cumin and fennel are pre-roasted to a deep brown coffee color, imparting a flavour that is strongly individual to this island. Special combinations of condiments are added to suit the type of vegetable, meat or fish. Our curried dishes are excellent in combination with Rice, String Hoppers, Rotti, Pittu and Dosai.
Curried Seafood
| 41. King Fish | $17 |
| 42. Shrimp | $19 |
| 42a. Squid | $19 |
Curried Vegetables
| 43. Eggplant | $13 |
| 44. Lentils | $13 |
| 45. Potatoes with Sauce | $13 |
| 46. Seasonals: Beans, Spinach, Cabbage, Mixed Vegetable, Okra, Soya (tvp) Chick peas, Currried Pineapple, Squash & Beats (ask for the special of the day) | $13 |
Curried Meats
| 47. Curried Chicken | $15 |
| 48. Curried Beef | $15 |
| 49. Curried Mutton | $17 |
| 49a. Butter Chicken | $17 |
Side Dishes
These accompaniments are a unique feature in South Asian cuisine essential as sauces to flavor and spice main courses.
| 50. Coconut Sambol Finely grated coconut mixed with a combination of hot red chillies and other spices. Perfect with plain Rotti. |
$5 |
| 51. Seeni Sambol Thin chips of Maldive’s dried fish and thinly sliced onions cooked until perfectly tender in sweet, hot or tangy spices. |
$6 |
A special touch to any main course.
| 52. Katta Sambol A mixture of coarsely ground red chilies, chipped Maldive’s dried fish and onions in lemon juice (only for those who like their food very hot ). |
$6 |
| 53. Fried Sprats (Sardines) Maldive’s dried fish with sliced onion and crushed red pepper. |
$12 |
| 54. Ceylonta Style Chutney A hot sauce made from blended coconut, chillies and lime (recommended with all dishes). |
$5 |
| 55. Steamed Rice A plate of Basmati rice served with pappadam. |
$4 |
| 56. Basmati Rice A Plate of Basmati rice cooked in ghee flavored with saffron, and fried onions. |
$5 |
| 57. Pappadam A quick fried crispy, mildly spicy, thin lentil wafer (4 pcs). |
$4 |
| 58. Nan Bread Heated Indian flat bread. |
$4 |