Sri Lankan Event Catering in Toronto: String Hopper Biryani and Full Spreads

No hopper stations, but real Sri Lankan event food: String Hopper Biryani, ghee rice spreads, devils and watalappan, all halal.

If you are planning an event and want guests to taste real Sri Lankan food, you have probably looked into hopper catering. To be clear from the start: Blessed Kitchen does not cater hoppers. Hoppers need to be cooked and eaten within minutes, so they only work with a live cook at the event, and we do not staff events on site. What we do make are Sri Lankan spreads that travel well and still make people ask "what is this?"

The Sri Lankan dishes we cater

• String Hopper Biryani Combo, roughly $20 to $30 per person (quoted on menu and headcount). String hoppers cooked biryani style, with chicken korma, eggplant moju, pineapple curry, yogurt sambal and maasi sambal. The closest you will get to string hoppers at an event, and the dish guests remember.
• Mutton Biryani Combo, roughly $20 to $30 per person (quoted on menu and headcount). With chicken chukka, eggplant moju, maasi sambal, pineapple curry, yogurt sambal, acharu and kithul watalappan.
• Ghee rice combos, roughly $20 to $30 per person (quoted on menu and headcount). Up to ten dishes, from beef kuruma and fried whole chicken to Bengal masala T-bone and tiger shrimp devil.
• Specials for 10 or more: crab curry, tiger shrimp devil, Thai lobster devil, kada (quail) devil, whole fried chicken and seafood platters, priced on request.
• Dessert: kithul watalappan, the Sri Lankan coconut custard.

All combos are quotes each event based on menu and headcount with a 20 person minimum, and all of our meat is HMA-certified halal.

Why these work better than hoppers for events

Biryanis, ghee rice and curries hold their heat and texture for hours, so the food at the end of your event tastes as good as the first plate. Hoppers go flat and chewy fast. For a party of 50 or 150, a String Hopper Biryani spread gives you the Sri Lankan wow factor without needing a cook on site.

Events we cook for

Nikah and walima, Eid parties, birthdays, graduations, funeral receptions, office lunches and community events across Toronto, Scarborough, Markham, Pickering and the GTA. See nikah catering, Eid catering and corporate lunch catering.

How booking works

1. Send your date, headcount and whether you need pickup or delivery.
2. Pick a combo, or tell us your budget and we will suggest one.
3. We confirm the menu and send your quote.
4. We cook it fresh and pack it ready to serve.

How to order

For catering, call or text (647) 449-2924 with your date and headcount.

• Order direct from our kitchen for pickup or delivery. Ordering direct means no app markup on the menu.
• Call or text (647) 449-2924 to set up pickup or ask what is cooking this weekend.
• Feeding 20 or more? Get a quote for halal catering in Scarborough.

We are at 328 Passmore Avenue, Unit 59, Scarborough. Everything we cook is HMA-certified halal.

Sizing your spread

For 20 to 50 guests, one combo per person is enough. For 100 or more, add a second protein so the line moves faster. Ask about our catering trays for 5 to 30 people (small feeds 5 to 8, medium 10 to 15, large 20 to 30).