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NUWAN KULASEKERA by Quintus de Zylva Nuwan is another of the senior players in the Sri Lankan cricket team that toured Australia for three one day T20 matches at the MCG , order Geelong and Adelaide. He is a right hand bat and right arm pace bowler who was educated at Bandaranayake College Gampaha and has played for the NCC, Sussex and the Chennai Super Kings. Along with Lasith Malinga and Upul Tharanga these three senior players have given stability to the young side that has so far won the first and second T20 matches both of which ended in thrilling last over successes. Sri Lanka looks forward to a clean sweep of this Australian tour – a great performance from a young team. Thilanga and his commitee have steered the side to a winning way after a turbulent period last year. We are proud of them and the leadership ...

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Whatmore returns to Sri Lanka, this time to coach school team by Rex Clementine  This time Whatmore has been employed by S. Thomas’ College, Sri Lanka’s most prestigious school. © Getty Sri Lanka’s cricket team has been coached by over a dozen foreign coaches including Sir Gary Sobers (1981-1983). But not even the greatest all-rounder of all time earns the admiration and attention of locals that Dav Whatmore gets. The World Cup winning coach, who had two stints with the Sri Lankan team from 1995-1997 and 1999-2003, has returned to Colombo again. This time he has been employed by S. Thomas’ College, Sri Lanka’s most prestigious school. ...

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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Spicy Butternut Pumpkin Patties Ingredients 1-2 Cups *Urid flour 1 Medium size Butternut Pumpkin 2 Eggs 2 Green Chillies 1/2 Lemon (Zest) Oil to fry 1 Tblsp Olive Oil, for mixture *1 Tsp Pepper powder, to taste Salt to taste Preparation *It depends on how much Salt and Pepper powder You prefer. *The amount of Urid Flour depends on what consistency you prefer. It is usually good to achieve a `pasty’ consistency to make the `Patties’ from the balls of the mixture. Wash and skin the Butternut Pumpkin, cut into approximately 1” squares and mince using a Food Processor (Do a little at a time) and put aside. Now mix the Green Chillies, Salt, Pepper powder, Eggs and Urid Flour together. Oil your palms and form spoonsful of the mixture, flatten into Patties and put into pan with hot Oil. Cook both sides ...

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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Spicy Belly Pork Roast The bowl contains a natural accompaniment to Pork, Apple Chutney. Ingredients 1 Piece Belly Pork 1 Tsp Chilli powder 1/2 Tsp Cooking Oil 1 Sprig Curry Leaves 1 – 2 Sprigs Fresh Coriander 1 Tsp Garlic & Ginger paste, or fresh Garlic & Ginger 1/2 Lemon (Juice) 1/2 Cup Lemongrass Syrup*** 2 Small Onions, chopped 1 Tsp Salt, or to taste Preparation Mix all ingredients well into the Belly Pork and let it marinate for around 3-4 hours. Make sure that the Belly Pork is marinated in the same pan that it is to cook in. Heat oven to 150 ⁰ C and put the Belly Pork in and roast for about 30-40 minutes. Then turn the heat down to 100 ⁰ C and allow to cook for about another hour. ***Lemongrass Syrup Put a piece of frozen, or fresh, ...

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Want to grow your business but don’t know where to start? The 9 Step Blueprint outlined in the Winning Strategies book provides an easy method to use “strategy” to build and execute a Growth Plan to increase your sales. This book is useful if you are facing any of these issues: 1. Are your customers delaying their purchases? 2. Are they more price sensitive? 3. Are they buying elsewhere? ...

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India by Desmond Kelly “the Star of eLanka” I have written many “articles”, on Ceylon (as I always prefer to remember her), many poems, many “stories”, many songs, and even my own brief version of her history, which has been read and enjoyed by the readers.of eLanka, our major website for all Lankans & Lankan-Aussies, plus Lanka Times, the newspaper for all our older readers ( I suppose), who have only heard about “mosquito & fishing nets” and, as such, have no time for the “Internet”. Yes, many are the “comments” I have made, on this tiny Island, so it would be remiss of me to “forget” the huge Land that is our closest neighbour, India. I will now rectify this “delay” and give my readers 20 amazing facts about the Country bred unassuming but uncanny people like the ” Mahatma Ghandi” and Saint Theresa amoung others. Here we go ...

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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Leek’n’Anything Ingredients 1/2 *Banana Chilli 11/2 *Green Chilli *Optional A few cooked Button Mushrooms 1/2 Tsp Chilli powder 1 Cup Coconut Milk 1-2 Sprigs Coriander 1 Cooked, Fish fillet crumbed 1/2 Leek Lemon/Lime Juice 1/2 Tsp Saffron/Turmeric Salt & Pepper to taste How Wash and clean cut Chillies. Cut the `body’ part of the Leek, not the leaves, into approximately ½” / 1 ½ cm thick slices. Put the chilli ...

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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Kothu Rotti Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Kothu Rotti The above 5 pictures are the main ingredients used. Then, chopping the Kothu using the special `Choppers’ which were imported from Sri Lanka. Ingredients Cabbage Carrot 2-3 Curried Chicken Drumsticks Chilli Flakes Cumin Seed 6-10 Curry Leaves 2-3 Eggs 1 Tblsp Garlic & Ginger (Paste/Fresh) Green Chillies Mustard 1 Onion 1 Tblsp Oyster Sauce 6-7 Godamba Rottis Oil for frying Spring Onions Preparation The prepared `Godamba Rotti’ can be bought from either Indian or Sri Lankan grocery outlets in packets of 5. You can either cut this into approximately 1″ squares or long strips (I cut them into squares) using a sharp knife or scissors. Skin the Onion and slice into small pieces. Beat the eggs and make an Omelette and fold over in the pan. Prepare the Chicken Drumstick curry, let ...

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