Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Pastry Prawns Ingredients 1 Sprig Curry Leaves (Optional) 1 Egg (To brush the pastry before baking, if you bake them) 500g Prawns, uncooked 1 Packet Shredded Pastry For the Marinade 1 Tblsp Asian Cooking Wine (Optional) 1 Tblsp Chilli flakes (Optional) 1 Tblsp Fish Sauce Salt & Pepper to taste 1 Tblsp Soya Sauce Preparation Prepare the Shredded Pastry for use according to the directions on the packet. Wash prawns lightly and then marinate them for 30 to 60 minutes. You could use raw prawns, but, they have to be deveined before washing. Suggest you do not use cooked prawns. Break a small piece of the Pastry and wrap each prawn in it. Do this until you have used the required number of prawns. You could either deep fry the wrapped prawns and leave aside to drip and dry on a bed ...
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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Pasta in Curry Sauce Ingredients 1 Tsp Black Pepper Corns, ground 1 Tblsp (or to Chilli powder taste) 1 Tin Coconut Cream (Light) 2 Sprigs Coriander 1-2 Sprigs Curry Leaves 2-3 cloves Garlic 1 x 1″ piece Ginger 1-2 Green Chillies 1 Lime/Lemon 1 Tsp Oil 2 Tblsp Oyster Sauce 1 Packet Pasta (250g) 8-10 Prawns Preparation Prepare the Pasta as per directions on the packet and put aside. Extract the Rind of the Lime/Lemon, mix 2-3 prawns and add other ingredients, except the Coconut Milk in a blender to form a paste. Heat the oil in a pan and lightly fry the paste with a couple of Prawns, then put the Coconut Milk in, stir well and add the cooked Pasta. Enjoy ...
Read More →Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Pappa D’urs Ingredients *Green Chilli Paste 1 Tblsp *Apple Cider Vinegar 300g *Green Chillies 1 Tsp Salt, or to taste 2 Tblsp *Sugar Cheese 1 Packet Pappadums Preparation You can use any type of Pappadums, the strips or cut the round ones to suit the size you choose. The `topping’ is just about anything you want to use. To keep it simple, I have used some *Green Chilli Paste’, and some Cheese. Make the Green Chilli Paste by blending all the * ingredients together to create the paste. I put the Pappadums into the microwave oven for a minute, cut the Cheese into strips and topped the strips up with the *Green Chilli Paste’. Then I put the thin strips of Cheese and put them back into the Microwave oven for a further 20 seconds, to melt the Cheese. I then topped up ...
Read More →Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Pan Fried Fish Ingredients 1 Small tin *Baked Beans 1 Medium *Brown Onion 1 Tblsp *Chilli flakes 2 Slices *Ripe Mango 1 Tblsp Cooking Oil 1 Sprig Curry Leaves 1/2 Lime/Lemon Pepper & Salt to taste 1 Slice Salmon Preparation *Optional ingredients Cut the Curry Leaves into small pieces. If using Brown Onion, cut this also into smallish rings. Rub the Curry Leaves, Chilli flakes and Onion into the fish and put aside for about 10-15 minutes. Using a flat fry pan, heat the Cooking Oil and add the Fish, Onion, and Chilli. When almost done, add the Baked Beans. Add Salt and Pepper to taste and serve. Squeeze the Lime or Lemon over. `Garnish’ with slices of Ripe Mango. Enjoy. ...
Read More →Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Sweet Potato Vegetable Curry Ingredients 1 Sweet Potato 1-2 Cloves Garlic 1 x 1″ piece Ginger 1 Onion Salt & Pepper to taste 1 Small bunch Spring Onions Turmeric Mustard Coconut Milk Method Clean and cut the onion into rings. Put the minced beef into a fry pan or wok, add the garlic, ginger and diced tomatoes and stir until almost cooked. Wash and cut the Capsicum/s and Mushrooms. Then add the Spring Onions that you have washed and cut into 3”-4” pieces, wiped (with a paper towel) Mushrooms and washed Capsicum and let these fry lightly in the pan. Turn off the heat and leave. Prepare the salad by washing and grating the carrot, cutting ...
Read More →Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Jak Vegetable Ingredients 1/2 Tsp Chilli Flakes 1 Cup Coconut Milk 100g Dehydrated Jak 1 Tsp Maldive Fish chips Salt to taste 1/2 Tsp Turmeric Preparation In countries outside of Sri Lanka, where one cannot readily obtain the fresh Jak fruit, this dehydrated version can be used. Soak the dehydrated Jak in boiling water for around an hour and then drain. Put all the ingredients into a pan and bring to the boil on medium flame. Enjoy! ...
Read More →Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Spicy Butternut Pumpkin Patties Ingredients 1-2 Cups *Urid flour 1 Medium size Butternut Pumpkin 2 Eggs 2 Green Chillies 1/2 Lemon (Zest) Oil to fry 1 Tblsp Olive Oil, for mixture *1 Tsp Pepper powder, to taste Salt to taste Preparation *It depends on how much Salt and Pepper powder You prefer. *The amount of Urid Flour depends on what consistency you prefer. It is usually good to achieve a `pasty’ consistency to make the `Patties’ from the balls of the mixture. Wash and skin the Butternut Pumpkin, cut into approximately 1” squares and mince using a Food Processor (Do a little at a time) and put aside. Now mix the Green Chillies, Salt, Pepper powder, Eggs and Urid Flour together. Oil your palms and form spoonsful of the mixture, flatten into Patties and put into pan with hot Oil. Cook both sides ...
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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Spicy Belly Pork Roast The bowl contains a natural accompaniment to Pork, Apple Chutney. Ingredients 1 Piece Belly Pork 1 Tsp Chilli powder 1/2 Tsp Cooking Oil 1 Sprig Curry Leaves 1 – 2 Sprigs Fresh Coriander 1 Tsp Garlic & Ginger paste, or fresh Garlic & Ginger 1/2 Lemon (Juice) 1/2 Cup Lemongrass Syrup*** 2 Small Onions, chopped 1 Tsp Salt, or to taste Preparation Mix all ingredients well into the Belly Pork and let it marinate for around 3-4 hours. Make sure that the Belly Pork is marinated in the same pan that it is to cook in. Heat oven to 150 ⁰ C and put the Belly Pork in and roast for about 30-40 minutes. Then turn the heat down to 100 ⁰ C and allow to cook for about another hour. ***Lemongrass Syrup Put a piece of frozen, or fresh, ...
Read More →Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Leek’n’Anything Ingredients 1/2 *Banana Chilli 11/2 *Green Chilli *Optional A few cooked Button Mushrooms 1/2 Tsp Chilli powder 1 Cup Coconut Milk 1-2 Sprigs Coriander 1 Cooked, Fish fillet crumbed 1/2 Leek Lemon/Lime Juice 1/2 Tsp Saffron/Turmeric Salt & Pepper to taste How Wash and clean cut Chillies. Cut the `body’ part of the Leek, not the leaves, into approximately ½” / 1 ½ cm thick slices. Put the chilli ...
Read More →Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Kothu Rotti Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Kothu Rotti The above 5 pictures are the main ingredients used. Then, chopping the Kothu using the special `Choppers’ which were imported from Sri Lanka. Ingredients Cabbage Carrot 2-3 Curried Chicken Drumsticks Chilli Flakes Cumin Seed 6-10 Curry Leaves 2-3 Eggs 1 Tblsp Garlic & Ginger (Paste/Fresh) Green Chillies Mustard 1 Onion 1 Tblsp Oyster Sauce 6-7 Godamba Rottis Oil for frying Spring Onions Preparation The prepared `Godamba Rotti’ can be bought from either Indian or Sri Lankan grocery outlets in packets of 5. You can either cut this into approximately 1″ squares or long strips (I cut them into squares) using a sharp knife or scissors. Skin the Onion and slice into small pieces. Beat the eggs and make an Omelette and fold over in the pan. Prepare the Chicken Drumstick curry, let ...
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