Kevum
Konda Kavum
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| Type | Sweet |
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| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Sri Lanka |
| Main ingredients | Rice flour, Treacle |
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Kevum or Kavum (Sinhalese: කැවුම්) is a deep-fried, sweet Sri Lankan pastry made from rice flour and kithul (sugar-palm) treacle, with a number of variants adding additional ingredients. It is also known as oil cake. Kevum is traditionally given and consumed during celebrations of Sinhala New Year.
Kevum is mentioned in ancient Sri Lankan texts including the Ummagga Jatakaya, Saddharma Ratnawaliya and Pujawaliya.
The Dhathuwansaya, an ancient Sinhala text, mentions 18 kinds of kevum including Sedhi Kevum, Mun Kevum, Ulundu Kevum, Uthupu (shaped using a coconut shell) and Ginipu (fire kevum).
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