For the past few weeks, our Brother has been requesting that I bake a whole fish for him. Even though it was his idea, I was sick of fulfilling his bribes from the moment I started the fish bake. He appears to require a drink in exchange for heating up the oven. So I made him promise to repair the pot rack in exchange for baking him the fish, after all, I am his elder sister, so why not?

As promised, I made the drink for our Brother using Ceylon blue olives (Nil Veralu) from Nawalapitiya Aunt's garden! Blue olives are typically grown in the hills. When the tree is laden with blue olives, it is stunning to behold. Despite their blue colour, blue olives taste exactly like regular Ceylon green olives. The drink is made with blue olives and has a magical appearance. The blue skin of the olives blended with the green colour of the inside of the olives to create an unusual and pleasing colour similar to peacock blue.

After marinating the fish with the spices, I garnished one side with slices of lemon, lime and mandarin, not only it gives beauty, the juices of the tangy fruits would give the fish a fantastic flavour while it baked. I layered the fish on a baking tray with potatoes and onion slices and baked it until the garnished lemon and lime slices turned golden brown. It doesn't take long for the fish to bake once the oven is properly preheated. In addition to the baked fish, I made vegetable mixed stir-fried noodles for lunch. Most people in Sri Lanka enjoy eating noodles prepared in our traditional style, despite the fact that noodles are not a traditional cuisine among our people. I made a dhal curry and a tomato salad to accompany this lunch menu.

No matter how many different dishes I prepare for our Brother, his bribery will never end. His next bribe was a hot egg coffee in exchange for keeping the pots on the new pot rack(Walan massa). What a funny boy! Of course, he is my only little brother, and who better to pamper him than his adoring older sister? I'll make him a hot egg coffee later. I arranged the pots myself because bribing my own brother often is unethical and not good.