A Sri Lankan Restaurant in Scarborough, Run by Family

Halal Sri Lankan food cooked by a family kitchen on Passmore Avenue: kottu, biryani, devils, puttu, ghee rice and catering for groups.

Blessed Kitchen is a family-run Sri Lankan kitchen on Passmore Avenue in Scarborough. We cook the food we grew up eating: kottu chopped on the griddle, Northern-style biryani, devilled meats, puttu, ghee rice spreads and a proper watalappan to finish. Everything is HMA-certified halal, and every curry starts from spices we grind ourselves.

We are not a big dining room. We are a takeout and catering kitchen, which means our time goes into the food, not the decor. Most of our regulars order for pickup, get delivery, or book us to feed a family event.

What people order from us

If it is your first time, these are the plates we would point you to. Prices are from our current menu.

• Kottu Roti ($13). Godamba roti chopped on the flat-top with egg, vegetables and curry. Loud, fast and filling. It comes with an egg omelette.
• Biriyani ($12). Our best seller, Northern Sri Lankan style, with fresh ground spices. Chicken, beef, mutton or vegetable.
• Chicken Devil ($12.99) and Beef Devil ($12.99). Wok-tossed in our devil paste with onion and capsicum. Sweet, sour and hot at once.
• Chilli Chicken ($14.99) and Chilli Shrimp ($18.99). Crispy, boneless and coated in a spicy garlic sauce.
• Boneless Mutton Devil ($14.99). Tender mutton in a fiery devil sauce.
• Puttu Mixed ($20). Steamed rice flour and coconut, served with your choice of meat, dhal curry and coconut sambol. Jaffna Moor Puttu and Keerai Puttu are available on request.
• Coconut Roti ($12) with beef curry and dhal, or Roast Bread ($13) with coconut sambal and egg-milk curry.
• Fried Rice ($20 to $23) with chilli chicken, chilli beef, tiger shrimp or mixed seafood.
• Sri Lankan Noodles ($15), stir-fried with carrot, cabbage, beans, curry leaves and crushed chilli.
• Paalandi Half Chicken ($40). Crispy chicken cooked down in spices with a yoghurty tang. One of the dishes people order for the whole table.
• Vattalappam ($15). Coconut custard made with kithul jaggery, cardamom and nutmeg. Do not skip it.

Sri Lankan food is not the same as Indian food

People walk in expecting a North Indian menu and leave surprised. Sri Lankan cooking leans on roasted curry powder, coconut milk, curry leaves, pandan, Maldive fish and a lot more heat. Our devils are wok-fried, not stewed. Our biryani is Northern Sri Lankan, with its own spice blend and sides like eggplant moju, pineapple curry and acharu that you will not find on most Indian menus. If you want the full breakdown, read Sri Lankan biryani vs Indian biryani.

Spice levels

Sri Lankan food runs hot. If you are newer to it, start with the biryani, the fried rice or the noodles, which are flavourful but gentle. The devils, chilli chicken and mutton devil carry the most heat. Tell us when you order and we will steer you to the right plate.

Catering for families, offices and celebrations

A big part of what we do is catering. Our combos are quotes each event based on menu and headcount and built for groups of 20 or more: biryani combos roughly $20 to $30 per person (quoted on menu and headcount), and ghee rice combos with up to 10 dishes roughly $20 to $30 per person (quoted on menu and headcount). Specials like crab curry, tiger shrimp devil, whole fried chicken and seafood platters are made for groups of 10 or more. We cook for birthdays, nikahs, Eid parties, funerals, office lunches and weddings across the GTA. See halal catering in Scarborough for how it works.

Where we are

You will find us at 328 Passmore Avenue, Unit 59, in Scarborough. We are a weekend kitchen: pickup runs Saturday and Sunday. If you are not sure what is ready on a given day, call or text before you head over.

How to order

The fastest way to eat our food is to order direct. You pick a time, we cook it, you grab it.

• 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.

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