Sunday, 6 October 2013

Sri Lankan Curries: Recipes from Feast Magazine




Egg Curry
Ingredients:
o   2 ½ Tbsp grapeseed oil
o   1 onion, chopped
o   10 curry leaves, plus extra to serve
o   3 tsp maldive fish
o   1 tomato, chopped
o   6 dried long red chillies
o   600ml coconut milk
o   ½ tsp ground tumeric
o   12 eggs, hard boiled, peeled (put them in boiling water for 3 minutes, then transfer to ice water, peel once cooled)
o   Basmati rice to serve

Directions:
o   1.    Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large hot pan.

2.    Add onion, curry leaves, maldive fish, tomato and 3 chillies.  Stir for 5 minutes or until onion starts to brown.
3.    Reduce heat to low and add coconut milk, 1 cup of water, and tumeric.
4.    Season with salt.
5.    Simmer for 10-12 minutes until slightly reduced.
6.    Add eggs and cook further for 5 minutes.
7.    Heat remaining ½ tbsp oil in a hot pan. Add remaining chillies and cook for one minute until changing color.
8.    Top curry with fried chillies and extra curry leaves.
9.    Serve with basmati rice.


Potato Curry
Ingredients:
o   6 large potatoes, peeled, cut into 3cm cubes
o   ½ cup grapeseed oil
o   1 red onion, thinly sliced
o   1 long green chili, thinly sliced
o   15 curry leaves
o   1 tsp black mustard seeds
o   1 garlic clove, crushed
o   1 tbsp maldive fish
o   3 tsp dried chili flakes
o   ¼ tsp ground turmeric
o   1 tomato, finely chopped

Directions:

1.   Cook potatoes in a pan of boiling water for 10 minutes until almost cooked. Drain. Set aside.
2.   Heat oil in large heavy-based pan over high heat.  Add onion, chilli, curry leaves, and mustard seeds. Stir for 2 minutes or until  onion starts to soften slightly. Reduce heat to medium.  Add garlic, maldive fish, chilli flakes, and turmeric, stirring to combine.
3.   Add tomato. Season generously with salt. Cook for 2 minutes until tomato starts to break down. Increase heat to high, add potatoes and cook, stirring, for 10 minutes or until potatoes are cooked and coated in spices.  Add a little water if mixture becomes too dry.


Beetroot Curry

Ingredients:
o   350g beetroot, peeled, trimmed, stems removed
o   2 Tbsp grapeseed oil
o   1 large onion, chopped
o   2 long green chillies, finely chopped
o   3cm piece of pandanus leaf
o   1 sprig curry leaves
o   2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
o   1 cinnamon quill
o   1 tsp ground coriander
o   1 tsp chili powder
o   3 tsp apple cider vinegar
o   1 tsp caster sugar
o   200ml coconut milk

Directions:
1.   Cut the beetroots into 1cm pieces.
2.   Heat oil in a pan over medium heat and cook onion and green chilli for 6-8 minutes or until translucent.  Add pandanus leaf, curry leaves, and garlic. Cook for another 3 minutes until fragrant.
3.   Add beetroot and remaining ingredients, cover and simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally for 15-20 minutes or until the beetroot is tender.  Season to taste.






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