Sinhalese New Year Table

The Sinhala Aluth Avurudhu Season (the Sinhala New Year) is a time of joy, hope, prosperity, caring and giving among Sri Lankans the world over. In par with all the festivities that are conducted during this time of the year which falls in April (to celebrate the end of the harvest season), the preparation of traditional Avurudhu food known as sweet meats (rasa kavili) takes centre stage. These sweet and savoury treats that are made from generation old recipes are part and parcel of the Sinhalese New Yeat Table and is wholeheartedly enjoyed by everyone during the auspicious time of the dawning of the New Year.

Rich in all things nutritious and delicious, each Avurudhu sweet meat has a recipe of its own while the grinding, sifting, mixing, and frying is a common hustle that many locals adhere to in the month of April in order to enjoy wholesome meal to ring in the new year. Lighting of the hearth to make Kiri bath (milk rice) is considered to be the first official act of the Sinhalese New Year. Other food that is commonly consumed during this time include kokis, konda kevum, pani walalu, mung kevum, kalu dodol, aluwa, narang kevum, mung guli, aasmi, athirasa, pol toffee, milk toffee and a few more.

It is firmly believed that consuming food at an auspicious time, with family members and loved ones sitting together is a noble and healthy custom. You can view some of the most celebrated Avurudhu food recipes on our site or even order through Lakpura to ring in the Sinhalese New Year in style from where ever you are in the world.