A Taste of Sri Lanka: Dessert

Another popular dessert in Sri Lanka is wattalapam, which was first introduced by the Malays, another asian group that encompasses most of Indonesia and the Philippines. Wattalapam is a steamed custard pudding that tastes like chocolate pudding with its thick texture. This can be eaten for special occasions, mainly on New Year's Day. You can add cashews, cloves, cinnamon, or raisins for extra flavor. Sri Lankan cuisine uses many spices, going back to the 15th and 16th centuries when traders from all over the world came in search of many aromatic spices like cinnamon, cloves, caradoms, and nutmeg. These traders gave Sri Lanka richness and diversity to their food and now Sri Lanka has some of the spicest food recipes in the world. Here is the recipe for wattalapam:

Ingredients

2 cups Thick Coconut Milk
1/2 lb Brown Sugar
4 Eggs
Pinch Cardamoms (Optional)
3 Cloves (Optional)
Raisins,  Cashew

Beat the eggs in a mixer. Add the coconut milk, brown sugar
cardamoms and cloves to the beaten eggs mix well.
Add the mixture into a pot
and steam  for 20 minutes.
Add raisins or cashews.
You can also add the mixture into multiple small aluminum
bakimg foils and then steam it for about 5-10 minutes.
Enjoy!