The book celebrates both home cooking and the food served at roadside shacks, kitchens and stalls across Sri Lanka. The restaurant was awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2017 alongside a number of other prestigious awards. Very rarely you see a cookbook that enthralls you and wanting to try the delicious recipes and of course to run to the nearest Hoppers Restaurant. Even as a practicing solicitor, Karan’s passion for food and hospitality never faded and he spent time in professional kitchens in his spare time.

Stunning location photography, glorious food, warmth, personality and generosity suffuse the pages of this cookbook – join the Hoppers family in a personal and vivid journey exploring and celebrating the food from this extraordinary island.The book is an ode to Sri Lankans, their warmth, hospitality, love and, above all, a very personal and subjective story of their food through the Hoppers lens. Born in Mumbai, India, nearly a thousand miles away from the island nation, he has an eye for what makes this food distinctive. We came up with this dish when faced with the need to cook a quick, yet healthy, staff meal on a busy Saturday evening.

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Hoppers: Recipes, Memories and Inspiration From Sri Lankan Homes, Streets and Beyond by Karen Gokani | 9781787138704. We serve it with string hoppers, great for soaking up the gorgeous curry, and a samphire sambol (page 169 from the cookbook). You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

The cookbook is a collection of our favourite restaurant recipes and stories inspired by the people we’ve met, the homes we’ve visited and the flavours we’ve tasted from the street food stalls of Jaffna’s untouched north to the fishing villages of Galle, up to the bustling heart of Colombo, across the eastern stretches of Batticaloa and Pottuvil, and everywhere in between. It’s crucial to ensure these three elements are in perfect harmony, a balance we have gone through hundreds of trials to achieve. We’re sharing a few of our favourite summer recipes from Hoppers: The Cookbook that Karan’s been demo’ing at festivals around the island so you can enjoy a true Hoppers feast for yourself at home! Love it, love it, want to cook everything, so I want to spend a week in the kitchen with Karan cooking!We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. We are experiencing delays with deliveries to many countries, but in most cases local services have now resumed. It’s an easy, well-balanced one-tray supper but equally impressive when served with some sides as an alternative Sunday roast. For more details, please consult the latest information provided by Royal Mail's International Incident Bulletin.