| Alternative names | Sweet stuffed string hoppers |
|---|---|
| Type | Breakfast, Afternoon tea |
| Region or state | Sri Lanka |
| Associatedcuisine | Sri Lankan cuisine |
| Main ingredients | Rice flour, grated coconut,jaggery |
| Ingredients generally used | Moong dal,Cardamom powder |
Lavariya (Sinhala:ලැවරියා) is a popular traditional Sri Lankan sweet dumpling.[1] It is essentiallycaramelised coconut wrapped in astring hopper (Idiyappam).[2] It is usually served at breakfast or in the afternoon with tea and bananas.[3]
The dish is prepared by mixing rice flour with hot water, oil and seasoned with salt. It is thenkneaded into a smoothdough. The dough mixture is used to fill an 'idiyappam' press or asieve and the thinvermicelli-style noodles are pressed out onto banana leaves. The filling (Pol Pani) is a mix of grated coconut withmoong dal andjaggery syrup, which is then placed inside the rice flour noodles in the shape of a half moon, then wrapped in banana leaves and steamed before serving.[4][5]
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