String Hoppers in Scarborough: Our String Hopper Biryani, and Puttu for Every Day

We do not sell plain string hoppers, but we make String Hopper Biryani for events and steamed puttu, its closest cousin, for everyday orders.

String hoppers (idiyappam) are one of the most loved foods in Sri Lanka: soft nests of steamed rice-flour noodles, eaten with curry, kiri hodi and coconut sambol. Here is exactly what you can get at Blessed Kitchen. We do not sell plain string hoppers on their own. What we do make is our String Hopper Biryani for groups, and puttu, which is the closest everyday cousin of string hoppers.

String Hopper Biryani (for 20 or more)

This is a dish you will not find on many catering menus in the GTA. String hoppers are cooked biryani style with our spice blend, so every strand picks up flavour. It is lighter than rice biryani, and guests who have never had it usually go back for seconds.

The String Hopper Biryani Combo is $29 per person, with a 20 person minimum, and comes with:

• String hopper biryani
• Chicken korma
• Eggplant moju
• Pineapple curry
• Yogurt sambal
• Maasi sambal

It works well for nikahs, Eid parties, birthdays and family gatherings. See halal catering in Scarborough for how ordering works.

For a regular order: try puttu

If you want that soft, steamed rice-flour texture for yourself or a few people, order puttu. Puttu is made from rice flour too, layered with fresh coconut and steamed in a tube. It is eaten the same way, broken up and mixed with curry and sambol.

• Puttu Mixed ($20): puttu with your choice of meat, dhal curry and coconut sambol.
• Jaffna Moor Puttu (on request): served with any meat, potato milk curry and red onion sambal.
• Keerai Puttu (on request): soft coconut puttu with greens.

Other plates that scratch the same itch

• Roast Bread ($13) with coconut sambal and egg-milk curry, a classic Sri Lankan breakfast plate.
• Coconut Roti ($12) with beef curry and dhal.
• Sri Lankan Noodles ($15) if it is the noodle part you love.

How string hoppers are traditionally eaten

At home, string hoppers come out in stacks of ten or twelve nests, with kiri hodi (a mild turmeric coconut gravy), a dhal or fish curry, and pol sambol (coconut, chilli and lime) on the side. You pull the nests apart with your fingers and mix them through the gravy. Our potato milk curry and coconut sambol, which come with several of our dishes, carry the same flavours.

How to order

For String Hopper Biryani, call or text to book your date. For puttu, roast bread and coconut roti, order direct.

• 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 zabihah halal.

Ordering for a group

For 20 or more, the String Hopper Biryani Combo is $29 per person. Call or text (647) 449-2924 with your date.

Leftover String Hopper Biryani

String hoppers dry out faster than rice. To bring leftovers back, sprinkle a little water over them, cover the dish, and steam or microwave gently until hot. Refrigerate within two hours of serving and finish them within a day or two.