Aluwa

Sri Lankan sweet

Aluwa
Slices of aluwa served on a banana leaf.
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	Sri Lanka
Serving temperature	Cooled
Main ingredients	Treacle, Sugar, Rice flour
Variations	Pani Aluwa, Seeni Aluwa, Meegamu Aluwa

Aluwa (Sinhala: අළුවා) is a Sri Lankan sweet. It is made from roasted rice flour or potatoes with boiled treacle, cashew nuts and cardamom and is served in a flat cookie-like form.^[1]^[2] ^[3] Aluwa is traditionally served in diamond or square shapes by using a wooden mould.

References

^ Duyff, R.L. (2003). Nutrition and Wellness: Teachers Wraparound Edition. Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Company. ISBN 9780078463372. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
^ A Recipe for Aluwa at Infolanka.com
^ "Recipe: Aluwa". recipes.niwasa.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

Sri Lankan cuisine

Dishes

Rice	Biryani Diyabath Idli Kaha bath Kiribath Lamprais Nasi goreng Pittu Rice and curry
Roti	Gothamba roti Kottu roti Pol roti Uraippu roti
Other	Dosa Hoppers Kankun mallung Kola kanda Kool Mee goreng Sathe String hoppers Upma

Side dishes

Bread	Gal Banis Jam paan Kimbula Banis Maalu paan Roast Paan Seeni Banis Sri Lankan tea bun Theti Paan
Curry	Curry Apple curry Beetroot curry Brinjal paal curry Cashew curry Chicken curry Kakuluwo curry (Crab curry) Elumas (Lamb curry) Ismoru (Beef curry) Jaffna lamb curry Malu Mirisata (Fish curry) Mango curry Moju (Pork curry) Murunga curry Polos (Jackfruit curry) Potato curry Pumpkin curry
Other	Malay Achcharu Babath Fish Cutlet Dal Ekor soup Gotukola Gova Kaldu Kiri hodi Mallung Papadum Rasam Sambol Katta sambal Pol sambol Seeni sambol Vaalai kai sambal Sri Lankan omelette Thakkadi