Most Popular Sri Lankan Dishes You Need to Try in Toronto

What are the most popular Sri Lankan dishes in Toronto? From kottu roti to biryani, this guide covers the must-try dishes.

The Most Popular Sri Lankan Dishes in Toronto

Toronto's Sri Lankan community has spent 50 years building a food culture that is both deeply rooted and endlessly varied. Of the full repertoire of Sri Lankan cooking available in Scarborough and the broader GTA, certain dishes have become consistently popular — ordered by everyone from Sri Lankan families seeking the taste of home to food-curious Torontonians discovering the cuisine for the first time.

Here are the Sri Lankan dishes you absolutely need to try in Toronto — and why each one matters.

1. Kottu Roti — The Undisputed Number One

Kottu roti is the dish that defines Sri Lankan street food culture globally, and in Toronto's Scarborough, it is the dish most likely to convert a first-timer into a regular. Chopped godamba roti stir-fried with vegetables, egg, bold spices, and curry — bold, hearty, satisfying, and utterly unlike anything else. The chicken version is the gateway; the beef version is the full experience.

2. Sri Lankan Biryani — The Celebration Dish

Sri Lankan biryani's combination of roasted spice base, distinctly earthy heat, and its full set of traditional accompaniments makes it an eating experience unlike any other biryani in the world. For first-timers, the pineapple curry alongside the spiced rice is a revelation — sweet, sour, creamy, and perfectly counterposed to the heat of the biryani.

3. Devilled Chicken

Crispy fried chicken tossed in a sweet-tangy-fiery sauce with onions, tomatoes, dried chilli, and capsicum. The gateway dish for anyone who loves bold stir-fried food but wants something more interesting than standard options. Almost universally popular with first-time Sri Lankan food eaters.

4. Dhal Curry with Rice

The most eaten dish in Sri Lanka — red lentils cooked with coconut milk and turmeric, tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves. Simple, honest, and deeply flavourful when made properly. A perfect complement to any of the bolder dishes above.

5. Watalappam

The only dessert that needs to be on this list. Sri Lanka's steamed coconut-jaggery custard — rich, aromatic, deeply sweet in a non-cloying way — is the best introduction to Sri Lankan dessert culture and one of the great desserts of the world.

Order These Dishes at Blessed Kitchen

Every dish on this list is available at Blessed Kitchen in Scarborough — all prepared with house-ground spice blends and 100% certified halal ingredients. Order at blessedkitchen.ca or through Uber Eats.

Prices for the dishes on this list

Kottu Roti is $13. Our Biriyani is $12. Chicken Devil is $12.99. Vattalappam is $15. Dhal comes with Puttu Mixed ($20), Coconut Roti ($12) and several of our combos. If you want to try them all at once for a group, a biryani combo for 20 or more brings most of them to the table.

What to order at Blessed Kitchen

Kottu Roti, $13, with an egg omelette
Biriyani, $12, chicken, beef, mutton or vegetable
Chicken Devil or Beef Devil, $12.99
Chilli Chicken, $14.99, and Chilli Shrimp, $18.99
Boneless Mutton Devil, $14.99
Puttu Mixed, $20, with your choice of meat, dhal curry and coconut sambol
Coconut Roti, $12, or Roast Bread, $13
Fried Rice, $20 to $23, and Sri Lankan Noodles, $15
Paalandi Half Chicken, $40, for the table
Vattalappam, $15, and Mango Lassi, $6

How to order

Order direct for pickup or delivery, or call for catering.

Order direct from our kitchen for pickup or delivery, with no app markup.
Call or text (647) 449-2924 for catering and large orders.

Blessed Kitchen, 328 Passmore Avenue, Unit 59, Scarborough. All meat is HMA-certified halal.

Frequently asked questions

What is the most popular Sri Lankan dish?

Kottu roti.

How much is it?

$13.

Is it halal?

Yes. Our chicken, beef and lamb are HMA-certified halal.

Catering with Blessed Kitchen

Blessed Kitchen is a family-run halal Sri Lankan & Indian kitchen in Scarborough, catering across the GTA roughly $20 to $30 per person (quoted on menu and headcount) (20-guest minimum) — biryani, kottu roti and more, delivered fresh. Get a catering quote.

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