Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo kicks off ‘Kurakkan Kraze’

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Eating healthy is usually associated with tasteless and textureless food. Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo challenges this opinion with their latest pre-season treats at Goodies. Using Kurakkan as a base, the chefs take you one step closer to looking your best during December’s social season with no compromise on taste.

Kurakkan, belongs to the millet group of cereals and is referred to as “finger millet” in English, and across continents as “ragi” in India, “wimbi” in Swahili, “bulo” in Uganda and as “telebun” in Sudan. It has been enjoyed in Sri Lanka from as far back as pre colonial Kings and frescoes and is possibly the first cereal grain used for domestic purposes.

The Goodies Kurakkan range offers sweet and savoury treats. The Kurakkan breads, which their chef recommends consuming toasted, come in 500g, 300g and 200g loaves to suit a variety of households. The pepper grissini and spicy sardine buns made with kurakkan are particularly recommended alternatives for those with health at heart. The sweet Kurakkan Goodies include jumbo and mini Cookies, Coffee cake and Spicy chocolate cake. The popularity of the Kurakkan bread has lead to the hotel featuring it in their breakfast buffet on a regular basis and at banquet events for sandwiches.

Due to its high fibre content and enrichment in minerals such as calcium and iron, Kurakkan flour is a popular choice among the health conscious. Opting for Kurakkan is a preventive step against non communicable diseases such as diabetes and high cholesterol which leads to heart diseases and its nitroloso compounds are known to protect against arthritis and even cancer.

‘Goodies’ is open from 7.30am to 9.00pm every day. For inquiries or orders contact 2491804.