Melbourne-based social enterprise Tamil Feasts (விருந்து), celebrated its third birthday in May! Since then, the CERES initiative has grown from preparing a traditional Sri Lankan feast one night a week, to feeding eager mouths every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. So wonderful are their events, that some people have returned 12 times!

More recently, feast guests have been able to take tasty treats like Tamil Feast’s Chai and Lemon Pickle home with them. We share the zesty recipe for the latter, here today!

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We’re back in the kitchen with the legends at Tamil Feasts (விருந்து), a social enterprise is supporting recently-settled asylum seekers through the celebration of food and culture. 

For the second dish, Nigethan shares his Korma Lamb Curry – a hearty recipe perfect for these chilly winter months!

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Throughout July we’re sharing a series of incredible Sri Lankan recipes by Tamil Feasts (விருந்து). This brilliant Melbourne-based social enterprise is supporting recently-settled asylum seekers through the celebration of food and culture.

The feasts, held at The Merri Table, are all prepared by Tamil men currently seeking asylum in Australia. Established in May 2015, the initiative provides an opportunity for the chefs to share the food heritage of their homeland with the wider community, who can, in turn, show their support while enjoying some deliciously authentic fare!

Chefs Niro, Nirma and Nigethan became friends while they were living in detention in Broadmeadows. Following six-and-a-half years in detention, Nirma was released, but struggled to find work. Encouraged by CERES hospitality teacher Dori Ellington and the community, he decided to cook a feast. This event was a huge success and the initiative evolved into weekly, vegetarian feasts. These quickly began to book up, and so, when Niro was released, they started catering more frequently (plus playing more Tamil love songs!). When Nigethan were released, the menu expanded to include seafood and meat, and increased to the current three nights per week!

Today, Nigethan shares his spectacular Crab Curry with us. As show-stopping as this dish looks, he assures us it’s pretty simple to make!

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