Sri Lankan Cuisine
Freshly prepared by Ayubowan
Appetisers
Poppadom Basket
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£2.50
Ideal sharer for two
Pickle Selection
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£2.95
Choose from Mango, Garlic or Lime Pickle
Pan Roasted Cashews
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£3.95
Mixed with garlic, curry leaves and dried red chilli (N)
Chutney Tray
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£1.95
Starters
Kanda Bhaji
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£4
Sweet potato & onion bhaji
Parriphphu Vadai
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£4
Spicy lentil fritters
Potato & Spinach Patties
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£4.95
Spiced potato & spinach patties
Ayubowan Wings
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£5.50
Spiced chicken wings
Lamb Patties
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£5.50
Tender lamb in a deep fried pasty
King Prawns
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£7.95
Stir fried in garlic & chilli, topped with coconut
Calamari Rings
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£5.50
Coriander & chilli calamari rings
Chicken Rolls
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£5.50
Spicy chicken & potato rollsÂ
Pan Seared Scollops
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£8.95
Served on a bed of vegetable rosti
Chicken Gaame Rasa
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£5.95
Diced chicken in a coconut milk based curry sauce
Chilli Mint Lamb Chop
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£7.95
Sri Lankan Cutlets
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£5.25
Choose from vegetable or tuna
Tuna Cutlets
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£5.25
Vegetable Cutlets
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£5.25
Starters to Share
Mixed Platter for Two
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£14.95
Kanda Bhaji, Calamari, Chicken Wings, Parriphphu Vadai, Tuna Cutlets
Vegetable Platter for Two
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£12.95
Kanda Bhaji, Potato Patties, Vegetable Cutlets, Parriphphu Vadai
Traditional Curries
Vegan Curries
Cooked in delicate flavours of cinnamon, curry leaves and mild spices cooked in a coconut milk based curry sauce
White Potato Curry
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£6.95
Beetroot Curry
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£8.95
Jackfruit & Chickpea Curry
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£8.95
Spinach & Parriphphu Curry
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£6.95
Eggplant Curry
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£7.95
Cashew & Green Pea Curry
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£8.95
Butternut Squash Curry
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£7.95
Seafood Curries
An all-time Sri Lankan selection of coastal specialty curries, cooked in aromatic herbs and spices in a coconut milk based curry sauce (Note items may contain small fish bones)
King Prawn Curry
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£11.95
Tora Malu Curry (Mackerel)
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£9.50
Tuna Fish Curry
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£8.95
Tuna Ambul Thyial
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£8.95
Kiri Malu Curry
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£9.95
Mixed Seafood Curry (Prawn, Mackerel, Calamari)
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£10.95
Meat Curries
A selection of hearty curries, containing a mix of rustic flavours, roasted spices, fenugreek, curried leaves and cinnamon
Colombo Chicken Curry
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£8.95
Garlic Chilli Chicken Curry
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£8.95
Harak Mas Curry (Beef)
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£9.95
Jalthara Lamb Curry
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£9.95
Black Pork Curry
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£8.95
Street Food
Devil Dishes
A true taste of Sri Lanka, a stir fried spicy dish with onion, leek, capsicum, tomatoes, cooked in garlic and ginger
Chicken Devil
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£8.95
Beef Devil
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£8.95
Pork Devil
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£8.95
King Prawn Devil
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£10.95
Lamb Devil
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£9.95
Jackfruit Devil (VG)
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£9.95
Potato Devil (VG)
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£7.95
Mixed Devil (Chicken, Lamb, Prawn)
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£10.95
Biryani Dishes
Ayubowan biryani is made with basmati rice, aromatic spices, and finely balanced taste of cardamom, lemon grass, cinnamon and cloves of garlic, served with a fried egg (N)
Chicken Biryani
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£9.95
Lamb Biryani
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£11.95
Prawn Biryani
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£11.95
Veggie Biryani (VG) (Vegan Option available please request
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£8.95
Mixed Biryani (Chicken & Prawn)
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£11.95
Kothtu Dishes
Relished Sri Lankan favourite, often found on street food markets. Made with shredded godamba roti, stir fried vegetables, egg, spices and curry leaves
Chicken Kothtu
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£8.95
Lamb Kothtu
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£10.95
Vegetable Kothtu (VG) Please ask for vegan option
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£7.95
Prawn Kothtu
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£11.95
Crab Kothtu
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£14.95
Mixed Kothtu (Chicken, Prawn)
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£11.95
Lamprais
A popular Sri Lankan delicacy. consisting of yellow rice, sini sambol, a choice of chicken or jackfruit curry, cutlets, aubergine moju, tempered potato and fried boiled egg wrapped and baked in banana leaves (N)
Chicken Lamprais
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£14.95
Jackfruit Lamprais (VG)
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£14.95
Menu Selectors
Ayubowan Tapas
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£12
Choose and three dishes for just £12.00
Devil Potato (VG)
Chicken Rolls
Calamari Rings
Grilled Sweetcorn (Ve)
Kanda Bhaji (Ve)
King Prawns (GF)
Egg Godamba Roti (VG)
Jackfruit Curry (Ve, GF)
Ayubowan Wings
Chicken Devil
String Hopper Meals
Also known as idiyappam, string hoppers is a pressed rice flour noodle, served with pol sambol and a choice of curry
White Potato Curry (Ve, GF)
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£11.95
Chicken Curry (GF)
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£12.95
Batala Meal/ Tapioca Meal
A sweet potato or yams mildly spiced delicacy, served with pol sambol and the choice of curry
White Potato Curry (Ve, GF)
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£11.95
Chicken Curry (GF)
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£12.95
Roti Meal
Choose either Pol Roti or Egg Godamba roti, served with pol sambol and choice of curry
White Potato Curry & Egg Godamba Roti (VG)
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£11.95
White Potato Curry & Pol Roti (Ve)
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£11.95
Chicken Curry & Pol Roti
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£12.95
Chicken Curry & Egg Godamba Roti
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£12.95
Signature Dishes
Sand & Sea
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£15.95
Ceylon style slowed cooked pork belly with spicy devil king prawns served on a bed of butter sautéed green beans
Grilled Pomfret
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£12.95
Marinated in a spicy Ceylon mix and grilled whole and wrapped in banana leaf, served with salad (please note contains bones)
Grilled Chicken
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£11.95
Grilled marinated chicken leg, served with salad and a choice of rice or chips
Chips
Rice
Mixed Grill Platter
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£16.95
Grilled juicy cuts of chicken thigh, lamb chop, pork steak and 6oz sirloin steak, well marinated with garlic, chilli and coriander
Fish & Chips
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£13.95
Tasty meaty cod in a mildly spiced light batter, served with chips & salad
Side Dishes
Sides
Pol Sambol
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£2.95
Sini Sambol
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£2.95
Aubergine Moju
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£2.95
Raita (VG)
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£1.95
Grilled Sweetcorn
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£2.95
Salad
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£2.95
Chips
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£2.95
Rices
Steamed Rice
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£2.50
Fried Rice
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£2.95
Mushroom Rice
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£2.95
Kaju Bath (N)
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£4.95
Mixed Fried Rice (Chicken & Prawn)
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£5.50
Roti's
Pol Roti (Ve)
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£2.99
Godamba Roti (Ve)
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£2.50
Chapati
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£2.50
Paratha
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£2.50
Garlic Godamba Roti
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£2.95
Egg Godamba Roti
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£3.50