Blog Tour - A Feast of Serendib

Blog Tour

A Feast of Serendib 

by Mary Anne Mohanraj

Today I have the pleasure of 

sharing with you......

A Feast of Serendib

I would like to thank Rachel Random Resources and Mary Anne Mohanraj for inviting me on the blog tour

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Book Information

Dark roasted curry powder, a fine attention to the balance of salty-sour-sweet, wholesome red rice and toasted curry leaves, plenty of coconut milk and chili heat. These are the flavors of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka was a cross roads in the sea routes of the East. Three waves of colonization—Portuguese, Dutch and British—and the Chinese laborers who came with them, left their culinary imprint on Sri Lankan food. Sri Lankan cooking with its many vegetarian dishes gives testimony to the presence of a multi-ethnic and multi -religious population.

Everyday classics like beef smoore and Jaffna crab curry are joined by luxurious feast dishes, such as nargisi kofta and green mango curry, once served to King Kasyapa in his 5th century sky palace of Sigiriya.

Vegetable dishes include cashew curry, jackfruit curry, asparagus poriyal, tempered lentils, broccoli varai and lime-masala mushrooms. There are appetizers of chili-mango cashews, prawn lentil patties, fried mutton rolls, and ribbon tea sandwiches. Deviled chili eggs bring the heat, yet ginger-garlic chicken is mild enough for a small child. Desserts include Sir Lankan favorites:  love cake, mango fluff, milk toffee and vattalappam, a richly-spiced coconut custard.

In A Feast of Serendib, Mary Anne Mohanraj introduces her mother’s cooking and her own Americanizations, providing a wonderful introduction to Sri Lankan American cooking, straightforward enough for a beginner, and nuanced enough to capture the flavor of Sri Lankan cooking.

Purchase Links:

http://serendibkitchen.com/shop/

https://a-feast-of-serendib.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

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My Review

4☆ A Scrumptious Sri Laken Cookbook, bursting with Flavour! A Feast of Serendib is a Scrumptious Cookery Book that features an explosion of flavours and recipies that are simply perfect if you love Sri Lankan Food. I have to admit I'm not a lover of spice and heat but my partner and my dad love trying out new dishes. My partner loves nothing more than being in the kitchen and whipping up a spicy storm. So he really is looking forward to creating some of the dishes. You never know I might even be brave enough to give some a try too! Mary Anne Mohanraj is clearly very passionate about her love for wholesome family cooking and putting her special little touches and twists to it. Not only is this book beautifully Illustrated, its more than just a cookbook it's educational. Mary Anne Mohanraj gives you an insight into the recipes and her inspirations, family life and cultural heritage. As with all cookbooks, its split into sections so you can easily locate and find the section you need. The Ingredients are in American Measurements so if you don't have 'Cup ' measurements then you would need to convert the weights. I do find it frustrating as cups are not so easy to convert. In regards to ease of sourcing the ingredients I'm not entirely sure as it's not particularly my forte. However I have come across and heard of alot of the ingredients, most which are store cupboard spices and seasoning or vegetables. My only worry is that some of the ingredients might be a little costly ie, Crab or Shrimp but for a special occasion it's perfect! What I really did enjoy and found it added a personal and special touch was the little extra notes within the recipes, just a little guidance or an easier tip really works wonders for the confidence when cooking. Overall I highly recommend this delightful recipe book. It's beautifully created, set out and it's like you can literally smell the ingredients working their magic jumping right off the page. Enjoy!

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Author Bio –

Mary Anne Mohanraj is the author of Bodies in Motion (HarperCollins), The Stars Change (Circlet Press) and thirteen other titles. Bodies in Motion was a finalist for the Asian American Book Awards, a USA Today Notable Book, and has been translated into six languages.  The Stars Change was a finalist for the Lambda, Rainbow, and Bisexual Book Awards.

Mohanraj founded the Hugo-nominated and World Fantasy Award-winning speculative literature magazine, Strange Horizons, and also founded Jaggery, a S. Asian & S. Asian diaspora literary journal (jaggerylit.com). She received a Breaking Barriers Award from the Chicago Foundation for Women for her work in Asian American arts organizing, won an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship in Prose, and was Guest of Honor at WisCon. She serves as Director of two literary organizations, DesiLit (www.desilit.org) and The Speculative Literature Foundation (www.speclit.org).  She serves on the futurist boards of the XPrize and Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry.

Mohanraj is Clinical Associate Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and lives in a creaky old Victorian in Oak Park, just outside Chicago, with her husband, their two small children, and a sweet dog.  Recent publications include stories for George R.R. Martin's Wild Cards series, stories at Clarkesworld, Asimov's, and Lightspeed, and an essay in Roxane Gay’s Unruly Bodies.  2017-2018 titles include Survivor (a SF/F anthology), Perennial, Invisible 3 (co-edited with Jim C. Hines), and Vegan Serendib. http://www.maryannemohanraj.com

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Serendib Kitchen website: http://serendibkitchen.com

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