Sigiri

I already posted on this place earlier, but recently revisited this place and thought I’d share my thoughts on a couple other dishes we got since Sri Lankan food is pretty new and mysterious to me.

The new things we got this time were the grilled prawns and the pittu. The grilled prawns are tossed in a sauted onions, capsicum, and a variety of other herbs and spices so that you get a very tasty gravy. Pittu is a mixture of fresh rice meal, very lightly roasted and mixed with fresh grated coconut,and steamed in a bamboo mold. It is served with fresh coconut milk and onion sambol. Onion sambol (seeni sambol) is mixture of sauted onions, chilies and Sri Lankan spices. I actually ended up mixing the two dishes together and the combination was fantastic. You get the ultra spicy prawns and the tropical tasting coconut rice all mixed together. The coconut rice helps to cut the heat if they came out a bit spicier than you though you could handle.

And I should mention again it is very well priced and BYOB with a great beer selection at the convenience store below. Definitely a new neighborhood favorite for me now. Read the previous post for more info.

Sigiri
91 First Avenue (between 5th & 6th street)
New York, NY 10003
(212) 614-9333