Migrateful: Sri Lankan Cookery Class
Migrateful is an award-winning charity & social enterprise supporting asylum seekers, refugees & migrants in their journey to integration & independence. They do this by preparing them to lead cookery classes where they share their traditional cuisine, culture and stories with public and private groups. As well as supporting its chefs, the organisation’s mission is to correct harmful narratives about immigration.
Jaufferkhan from Sri Lanka will teach this cookery class.
Menu, subject to change:
- Nei Soru (Coconut Rice) | Vegan
- Kozhi Curry ( Chicken curry) | Meat (chicken); Sulphites
- Kaliya (Aubergine curry ) | Vegan; Sulphites, Mustard
- Pol Sambol (Coconut chutney)| Vegan
- Meen Bajji (Fish Patties) | Fish (Tuna); Eggs, Fish, Gluten (Wheat), Milk, Mustard
- Marakari Bajji (Vegetable Patties)| Vegan; Gluten (Wheat), Mustard
A message from our Chef Jaufferkhan:
“Jaufferkhan means open-minded. I’m from Sri Lanka, an island known as the Pearl of Asia. I love my country, it is like paradise.
I fondly remember picking fresh mango and guava. My passion for cooking began at age 10, helping my mum clean okra and learning to haggle in the fish markets with my dad. My father was a teacher and provided for our family and his four sisters. My mother was the oldest daughter in her family, so everyone would eat at our home. She was very generous and always cooked extra for those in need.
Sadly, because of the civil war in Sri Lanka, my family had to move to Bahrain, There I worked in the welfare department of an Islamic NGO, but I was also able to use my cooking skills and I cooked for events for the Youth Group. My wife is also a very good cook and our dream is to open a restaurant. I’m very proud of my parents, they taught me to be generous, so I am excited to share my recipes, perfected over 40 years.”
