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Banana leaf - in Sinhala "Kesal Kole" is one of my favorite restaurants to have Sri Lankan Rice & Curry. It is located in Moratuwa City which is just 15 mins away from my home. Whenever I'm bored cooking, I love eating at this restaurant.
It is a small restaurant but it serves delicious food. I got to know this place from my brother. He too loves eating rice and curry from Banana Leaf. One day he took us to dine in. I almost loved every dish they had, they haven't used any type of artificial flavors in the food. I can say it's a 100% natural taste of Srilankn herbs and spices.
The architecture of the restaurant is very simple and have used natural village-looking materials. They have used Cadjan (mats weaved from coconut leaves) for roofing and clay walls. It's actually cold inside on warm days. I very much enjoy the interior every time I visit the restaurant. It is also very clean and well-maintained.
We can decide to dine in or to take away. Most of the time I take away as I love to enjoy the food slowly at home. It feels great to enjoy a delicious meal after a long tiring day.
There is a variety of food available. If you want to have something special they have macaroni, Kottu, Fried Rice, noodles, Egg Rotti, Plain Rotti, and other dishes such as deviled chicken, Cuttlefish to serve along with those mains.
As you can see in the picture, they give a huge portion to one person. It is actually enough for two people. Sometimes we share and have our food because they serve food very well.
Here are all the Sri Lankan curries, we have tempered Okra, Cabbage curry, Lasia stalk sambal, Milk curry ( we call it "Kiri Hodi"), Kos Mallum ( It's like sambal made of coconut and jackfruit), Mango curry, Dhal curry, Tempered Photo curry, Eggplant Moju (It is also a kind of pickle made of eggplant) and coconut sambal. We can choose four types of curry from all of these. I don't miss taking Eggplant Moju, I am really in love with the taste. It is made right to the point and tastes amazingly delicious.
Here we have White and Red rice and the types of meat you wish to have. For meat items, they have spicy fish curry, chicken curry, Black pork curry, and sunny side egg. The Black pork curry tastes amazing, it's the best over here!
The price is a little high compared to other restaurants but the taste is worth the price. It's of no use to spend and have something which doesn't satisfy your requirement. I'm never disappointed to have my food from this restaurant.
This is a place that I would recommend to anyone who loves Sri Lankan authentic rice and curry. It's not at all a waste of money. It's my go-to restaurant whenever I'm in need of delicious rice and curry. I hope you enjoyed my today's post!