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Join Bridging Lanka’s Conversations Series with Minoli De Silva   Ever wanted to cook along a Sri Lankan dish with a Master Chef, while making a small contribution to an amazing charity where they are from? Join Bridging Lanka for the first of a series of fundraising webinars with impactful Sri Lankan Australians. Tickets are only $20 and all proceeds go to Bridging Lanka‘s work in struggling areas of Sri Lanka.  Bridging Lanka is a registered charity in Australia. Book Now This inaugural session features 2021 Masterchef Top 10 contestant, Minoli De Silva. Minoli will be cooking a dish that you can follow along, while having a conversation about her Sri Lankan roots, passion for cooking, interests, challenges and what motivates her. Future guests include Shaun Christie-David and Peter Kuruvita.  Who is Bridging Lanka? Here is a short clip on Bridging Lanka’s work on the ground   ...

Oct 25, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , ,
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‘This is really hard’: MasterChef’s Minoli De Silva breaks down in tears as she’s sent home in a double elimination alongside Scott Bagnell-By KRISTY JOHNSON   ‘This is really hard’: MasterChef’s Minoli De Silva (pictured) broke down in tears as she was sent home in a double elimination alongside Scott Bagnell, on Sunday night’s episode Source:Dailymail Minoli De Silva and Scott Bagnell were sent home from MasterChef Australia on Sunday night’s double elimination episode. After round one, Minoli broke down in tears after failing to impress the judges with her pan-seared snapper with green mango noodles. Scott also said he was ‘gutted’ to have been eliminated after overcooking his pan-seared mirror dory during round two.   Round one saw the contestants having an hour to create a dish using one or more ingredients from the black mystery box.  Minoli and Depinder Chhibber had the least impressive dishes, with judge Melissa Leong describing the flavours ...

Jun 30, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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Minoli De Silva | Sri Lankan Curry | Masterchef Australia 2021 Born in Sri Lanka, Minoli was six when her family moved to Melbourne, but the culinary delights of her homeland infused her childhood. Growing up, Minoli’s mother would use seasonal produce to prepare delicious Sri Lankan curries and often cooked with lesser-known ingredients including chicken giblets, bitter gourd, jackfruit and dried fish. The eldest of three sisters, Minoli says it’s no surprise her favourite dish to cook is a Sri Lankan chicken curry using a recipe passed down from her mum. For petite-powerhouse Minoli De Silva, taking her place in MasterChef Australia’s Top 24 is the culmination of a lifetime in the kitchen. With food idols including Yotam Ottolenghi, Samin Nosrat and Massimo Bottura, Minoli dreams of one day cooking in Sicily, impressed by how the town is so beautifully influenced from different regions of the world. She cites ...

Apr 24, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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