golden brown kimbula buns ready to eat

Kimbula bun – beautiful, crocodile-shaped bun

  • Kimbula buns are a traditional Sri Lankan sweet bun shaped like a crocodile, often enjoyed as a sweet snack or dessert.
  • These pastries are made with a dough consisting of flour, sugar, coconut milk, and usually uses yeast or baking powder for leavening.
  • The dough is rolled out and shaped into elongated forms resembling crocodiles, hence the name “kimbula” which means crocodile in Sinhala.
  • Kimbula buns are typically baked until golden brown and may be flavored with ingredients like cardamom or vanilla for added aroma.

Suitable for
: Vegetarian
Ingredients
: Flour, sugar, yeast/baking powder, coconut milk (or milk), eggs (sometimes), butter/oil (sometimes)
Category
: Breakfast, Sweets, Short Eats, Street Foods
Place of Origin
: Sri Lanka
freshly baked sweet kimbula buns in sri lanka
close up of soft and golden kimbula buns
sri lankan breakfast featuring warm kimbula buns