Thakkadi

Sri Lankan rice balls cooked in gravy

Thakkadi
Course	main course
Place of origin	Sri Lanka^[1]
Region or state	Sri Lanka^[1]
Serving temperature	hot (temperature)
Main ingredients	Rice flour, Mutton
Variations	Beef, Chicken

Thakkadi (தக்கடி) is a Sri Lankan food. The dish consists of rice balls or dumplings covered in a sauce and cooked in a mutton salna,^[2] (a spicy gravy). Thakkadi originated from the Moor community in Sri Lanka.^[2]^[3]

Overview

Thakkadi is made from steamed rice flour balls cooked in a mutton salna.^[2] The balls are made of rice flour, finely sliced shallots, chopped curry leaves and shredded coconut. They are then cooked in a spicy meat (either mutton or beef or even chicken) stew or dipped in spiced curry.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Bullis, Douglas; Hutton, Wendy (2001). Food of Sri Lanka. Periplus. pp. 26. ISBN 9781462907182.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Thakkadi". Saute Fry N Bake. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
^ "Beyond the Stadium Dindigul and Tirunelveli - Indulge". Indulge. 2 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

Sri Lankan cuisine

Dishes

Rice	Biryani Diyabath Idli Kaha bath Kiribath Lamprais Nasi goreng Pittu Rice and curry
Roti	Gothamba roti Kottu roti Pol roti Uraippu roti
Other	Dosa Hoppers Kankun mallung Kola kanda Kool Mee goreng Sathe String hoppers Upma

Side dishes

Bread	Gal Banis Jam paan Kimbula Banis Maalu paan Roast Paan Seeni Banis Sri Lankan tea bun Theti Paan
Curry	Curry Apple curry Beetroot curry Brinjal paal curry Cashew curry Chicken curry Kakuluwo curry (Crab curry) Elumas (Lamb curry) Ismoru (Beef curry) Jaffna lamb curry Malu Mirisata (Fish curry) Mango curry Moju (Pork curry) Murunga curry Polos (Jackfruit curry) Potato curry Pumpkin curry
Other	Malay Achcharu Babath Fish Cutlet Dal Ekor soup Gotukola Gova Kaldu Kiri hodi Mallung Papadum Rasam Sambol Katta sambal Pol sambol Seeni sambol Vaalai kai sambal Sri Lankan omelette Thakkadi