Chilli

Simple yet effective chilli is an easily accessible avenue to pack a spicy punch into a dish. These fiery capsicums come in a wide range of colours, sizes and most importantly hotness. Sri Lanka cultivates several varieties of chillies that are widely used in Sri Lankan cuisine ranging from the famous red chillies that can be used in almost any dish powdered, sliced or even dried for preservation and an extra crunch to green chillies which are known to be even hotter and contain some added zest.