Saman's Sri Lankan kitchen at Red Pepper Diner in Beacon runs light on oil and heavy on spice. Order the hopper with goat curry and watalappan custard.
Red Pepper Diner sits in a stretch of Fishkill Avenue that doesn't look like much from the parking lot. Step inside and Saman's Sri Lankan kitchen opens up a different world. The cooking here is lighter in style than you'll find in many curry houses across the region, leaning on spice rather than heavy oil. Saman is usually out front greeting regulars by name, and the room has the feel of eating at somebody's house rather than a restaurant.
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