Sri Lankan Catering for Weddings in Toronto

Planning Sri Lankan wedding catering in Toronto? This guide covers authentic Sri Lankan wedding food, portion planning, and how to book a certified halal caterer.

Sri Lankan Weddings in Toronto: What the Food Should Be

In Sri Lankan culture — both Tamil and Sinhalese — weddings are the most important food occasion in a family's life. The biryani, the curries, the accompaniments, and the desserts served at a Sri Lankan wedding are discussed, evaluated, and remembered by every guest. A family that serves exceptional food at their child's wedding has honoured their guests in the fullest cultural sense.

For Sri Lankan Muslim families in Toronto — the Tamil Muslim community is significant in Scarborough and the broader GTA — this expectation is sharpened by the additional requirement that every element of the catering be certified halal. Finding a caterer who genuinely understands both the culinary tradition and the halal certification requirements is essential.

What a Full Sri Lankan Wedding Menu Looks Like

Biryani: The centrepiece. Northern Sri Lankan Style Biryani — rich, aromatic, deeply spiced — served with its full complement of accompaniments: pineapple curry, eggplant mojo, acharu, green peas curry, and masi sambol. This is the dish the guests are talking about when they say the food was excellent.

Kottu Roti: Often served as a secondary main alongside or after the biryani — a more relaxed, interactive dish that guests love. For a 150-person wedding, a kottu station (where the kottu is prepared and served fresh) creates an experience guests remember.

Curries: Chicken curry, mutton curry, and a vegetable option. Sri Lankan-style — coconut milk-based, deeply spiced, made in-house from scratch.

Short Eats: Rolls, cutlets, and vadai for the pre-dinner appetizer period. For 150 guests, plan for 600-750 pieces total across all types.

Traditional Accompaniments: Coconut sambol, dhal, papadam — the elements that complete the Sri Lankan plate.

Desserts: Watalappam as the anchor Sri Lankan dessert, alongside payasam and a wedding cake.

Portion Planning for a Sri Lankan Wedding

Biryani rice: 350-400g raw per person
Each curry: 200-250ml per person
Kottu: If served as a secondary main, 200-250g per person
Short eats: 4-6 pieces per person for the appetizer period
Watalappam: 150ml serving per person

Always add a 10-15% buffer across all preparations.

Blessed Kitchen: Sri Lankan Wedding Caterers in Toronto

Blessed Kitchen is a 100% certified halal Sri Lankan catering kitchen in Scarborough specializing in wedding catering. Their signature Northern Sri Lankan Biryani, kottu roti, and full curry spreads are prepared fresh for every wedding, using house-ground spice blends and certified halal ingredients.

They work with weddings from 50 to 300+ guests. Full-service packages including setup, serving, and cleanup are available. Contact the catering team for a customized quote for your wedding date.

The Sri Lankan wedding spread

A Sri Lankan wedding meal is generous by design: a rice, several curries, a devilled dish, sambols, pickles and something sweet. Our ghee rice combos go up to ten dishes on one plate, and the Mutton and String Hopper Biryani combos are the classic choices. Watalappan made with kithul jaggery is the dessert guests remember.

We cater Sri Lankan weddings of 1,000+ guests, drop-off only.

Catering combos and per-person prices

Every combo is a full spread priced per person, with a 20 person minimum.

Vegetable Biryani Combo, $15 per person: vegetable biryani, eggplant moju, pineapple curry, acharu, yogurt sambal.
Chicken Biryani Combo 1, $20 per person: chicken biryani, eggplant moju, egg masala, acharu.
Chicken Biryani Combo 2, $25 per person: chicken biryani, deep-fried chicken, pineapple curry, eggplant moju, acharu, maasi sambal, green pea cashew curry, custard.
Beef Biryani Combo, $27 per person: beef biryani, whole deep-fried chicken, green pea cashew curry, eggplant moju, pineapple curry, maasi sambal, acharu, custard.
Mutton Biryani Combo, $29 per person: mutton biryani, chicken chukka, eggplant moju, maasi sambal, pineapple curry, yogurt sambal, acharu, kithul watalappan.
String Hopper Biryani Combo, $29 per person: string hopper biryani, chicken korma, eggplant moju, pineapple curry, yogurt sambal, maasi sambal.

Specials such as crab curry, tiger shrimp devil, Thai lobster devil, kada (quail) devil, chicken 65, whole fried chicken and mixed seafood are made for groups of 10 or more and priced on request.

How booking works

Call or text (647) 449-2924 with your date, headcount and pickup or delivery.
Pick a combo, or tell us your budget and we suggest one.
We confirm the menu and send your quote.
We cook everything fresh for your time and pack it ready to serve. We do not staff events on site, so plan your own serving setup.

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 zabihah halal.

Frequently asked questions

What is a traditional Sri Lankan wedding menu?

Rice or biryani, several curries, a devilled dish, sambols, pickles and watalappan.

How many dishes can we have?

Our ghee rice combos go up to ten dishes.

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 from $20 per person (20-guest minimum) — biryani, kottu roti and more, delivered fresh. Get a catering quote.

Hosting a crowd? Here is our guide to halal catering for big family gatherings.