Thakkadi

Thakkadi
Course	main course
Place of origin	Sri Lanka
Region or state	Sri Lanka
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.

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[SriLanka-1] Bullis, Douglas; Hutton, Wendy (2001). Food of Sri Lanka. Periplus. pp. 26. ISBN 9781462907182.

[:0-2] "Thakkadi". Saute Fry N Bake. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[3] "Beyond the Stadium Dindigul and Tirunelveli - Indulge". Indulge. 2 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

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