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| Food category | Food type | Method of preparation |
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| Vegetables | Beetroot curry | Cooked 60 g of small cut pieces using coconut milk (60 g of coconut kernel), 0.38 g of chili powder, 0.25 teaspoons (tsp) of curry powder (0.5 g), 0.44 g of turmeric powder, onions, curry leaves |
| Pumpkin curry | Cooked 120 g of small cut pieces using coconut milk (100 g of coconut kernel), 0.38 g of chili powder, 0.25 tsp of curry powder (0.5 g), 0.44 g of turmeric powder, garlic, a small piece of cinnamon, black pepper, onions, curry leaves |
| Yellow cabbage curry | Same as the beetroot curry |
| Ash plantain curry | Cooked 120 g of small cut pieces using coconut milk (120 g of coconut kernel), 0.25 tsp of curry powder (0.5 g), 0.25 tsp of chili powder (0.67 g), 0.44 g of turmeric powder, a small piece of cinnamon, fenugreek seeds, onions, curry leaves |
| Potato curry | Same as the ash plantain curry |
| Ladies’ fingers curry | Cooked 120 g of small cut pieces using coconut milk (120 g of coconut kernel), 0.25 tsp of curry powder (0.5 g), 0.25 tsp of chili powder (0.67 g), 0.44 g of turmeric powder, onions, curry leaves |
| Brinjal curry | Cooked 180 g of small cut pieces using a small amount of coconut oil, coconut milk (60 g of coconut kernel), 0.25 tsp of chili powder (0.67 g), 0.5 tsp of curry powder (1.0 g), 0.25 tsp of turmeric powder (0.77 g), onions, curry leaves |
| Carrot curry | Same as the brinjal curry |
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| Pulses | Lentil curry | Cooked 80 g using coconut milk (100 g of coconut kernel), 0.5 tsp of chili powder (1.35 g), 0.5 tsp of curry powder (1 g), 0.25 tsp of turmeric powder (0.77 g), onions, curry leaves |
| Chickpea curry | Cooked 150 g using coconut milk (200 g of coconut kernel), 0.25 tsp of chili powder (0.67 g), 0.5 tsp of curry powder (1 g), 0.44 g of turmeric powder, onions, curry leaves |
| Chickpeas boiled | Cooked 200 g using water |
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| Green leaves | Sessile joy weed (mukunuwenna) | Cooked 60 g of cut leaves with 15 g of coconut scrapings along with 0.25 tsp of turmeric powder (0.77 g), small pieces of green chilies, onions, curry leaves |
| Centella (gotukola) | Mixed 60 g of cut leaves with 15 g of coconut scrapings along with small pieces of green chilies, onions, lemon juice |
| Vegetable hummingbird (kathurumurunga) | Same as the mukunuwenna malluma. |
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| Fish | Dried sprats curry | Cooked 40 g using coconut milk (120 g of coconut scrapings), 1 tsp of curry powder (2 g), 2 tsp of chili powder (5.4 g), 0.25 tsp of turmeric powder (0.77 g), curry leaves, onions, green chilies |
| Salmon (brand A) curry | Cooked 50 g using coconut milk (150 g of coconut scrapings), 1.25 tsp of curry powder (2.5 g), 2 tsp of chili powder (5.4 g), 0.5 tsp of turmeric powder (1.55 g), curry leaves, onions, green chilies |
| Sardinella (salaya) fried marinated | Mixed well with 0.25 tsp of turmeric powder (0.77 g) and then deep-fried in coconut oil |
| Sardinella (salaya) curry | Cooked 40 g using coconut milk (120 g of coconut scrapings), 1 tsp of curry powder (2 g), 2 tsp of chili powder (5.4 g), 0.25 tsp of turmeric powder (0.77 g), curry leaves, onions, green chilies |
| Spanish mackerel (thora) curry | Cooked 80 g using coconut milk (80 g of coconut scrapings), 1 tsp of curry powder (2 g), 1 tsp of chili powder (2.7 g), 0.25 tsp of turmeric powder (0.77 g), curry leaves, onions, green chilies |
| Sail fish (thalapath) curry | Cooked 100 g using coconut milk (80 g of coconut scrapings), 1.5 tsp of chili powder (4.05 g), 1 tsp of curry powder (2 g), 0.25 tsp of turmeric powder (0.77 g), curry leaves, onions, green chilies |
| Yellowfin tuna (kelawallo) curry | As for the thalapath curry |
| Red snapper (rathu gal malu) curry | Cooked 40 g using coconut milk (120 g of coconut scrapings), 2 tsp of chili powder (5.4 g), 1 tsp of curry powder (2 g), 0.25 tsp of turmeric powder (0.77 g), curry leaves, onions, green chilies |
| Queen fish (kattawa) curry | Cooked 20 g using coconut milk (120 g of coconut scrapings), 0.5 tsp of chili powder (1.35 g), 0.25 tsp of turmeric powder (0.77 g), 1/6 tsp of fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, onions, green chilies |
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| Rice | White raw rice (sudu kekulu) | Cooked with water |
| Red raw rice (rathu kekulu) | Cooked with water |
| Parboiled small rice (samba) | Cooked with water |
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| Other foods | Coconut sambol | Spicy coconut preparation using the scraped coconut kernel |
| String hoppers | String hoppers (wheat flour) were taken from two boutiques in the Divisional Secretariat Division, Horana |
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