Sri Lankan Recipes By Curry Mad

Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – SL Rice Conji Ingredients 1 Tin Coconut Milk 1 Cup Rice (Brown or White Basmati) Salt to taste Preparation Wash the Rice and cook with the Coconut Milk until soft. Add Salt to your taste. This can be eaten with Jaggery, available from Sri Lankan grocery shops, Brown/Raw Sugar, Sambol or anything that tickles your fancy. Enjoy ...

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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Noodle Omelette Ingredients 2 Eggs 1 Tblsp Green Chilli paste, or 1 Medium size Green Chilli 1-2 Packets Noodles Salt to taste Preparation First step: Prepare the Noodles; boil them according to the directions on the packet, drain and put aside. Break 2 Eggs into a bowl, add either the Green Chilli Paste, or Green Chilli cut fine and Salt to taste. Beat the mixture well and then add the drained Noodles to the mixture. Prepare a medium size fry pan with either Oil or Spray Oil (for frying) and then pour the mixture into the pan cook on both sides. Enjoy! ...

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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Lanka Burger My version of a Sri Lankan style Hamburger Ingredients *Chilli Paste 1 Sprig Curry Leaves 100g *Dried Chilli 1/2 *Lemon (Juice) 1 Tsp *Oil 1 Tsp *Salt, or to taste 1 Tsp *Sugar 1 Slice Beetroot (Optional) Butter (Optional) 1 Slice Cheese 1 Slice Cucumber (Fresh/Tinned) 1 Egg 1 Hamburger Bun Leaves for garnishing 1/2 Onion 1 Slice Ripe Pineapple Salt to taste 1 Slice Tomato Preparation Prepare the Burgers: Break the stems off the Dried Chilli and boil the Dried Chilli for about 4-5 minutes, to soften them. Mix the softened Dry Chillies, Curry Leaves, Lemon juice and Sugar in a mixer to a paste. Then rub the Burgers down well with this paste and put aside for a couple of hours. Cut the Hamburger Bun in half, apply butter on each half and lightly toast in a flat pan. ...

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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Jak `Mallung’ Ingredients 1/2 (Raw) Jak Fruit, or Frozen Jak fruit pieces (Can or Bottle) 1/2 Tsp Black Mustard Seed 1/2 Tsp Chilli flakes 1 Tblsp Cooking Oil 1/2 Tsp Cummin Seed 1 Sprig Curry Leaves 2 Tblsp Coconut flakes 2 Green Chillies 1/2 Lemon (Juice & Rind) 1 Tsp Maldive Fish chips 1 Tsp Salt (To taste) 1/2 Tsp Turmeric Preparation If using fresh Jak remove the skin, or if using frozen Jak, thaw, cut into pieces around 1 inch. Mince Jak in food processor. Put ingredients, except Lemon Juice, into a hot non-stick pan with the Cooking Oil. Keep stirring until the Jak is tender, turn off heat and add the Lemon juice. Enjoy with boiled Rice and a hot curry. ...

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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Hot Salami Bread Roll Ingredients 1-2 Banana Chillies 1 Bread Roll Butter/Margarine 2-4 Slices Cheese 4-6 Slices Hot Salami 1 Tblsp Oyster Sauce 1 Red Capsicum 1 Tblsp Red Wine Vinegar 2-3 Sprigs Spring Onions Preparation I tried this for dinner one night without too much fuss and too many ingredients. The main ingredients were obtained from a local supermarket. Most times I have a small stock of Asian ingredients such as the various sauces and vinegar; comes in handy! These Italian bread rolls are tasty and quite filling; don’t be guilty of your eyes being bigger than your stomach (as an aunt of mine used to say). I could only manage just one roll. Wash and cut the Banana Chillies, Red Capsicum and Spring Onions into pieces about 1-2’/2-5 cm and put aside. Put the cut Banana Chillies, Red Capsicum and Spring ...

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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Peppered Prawns Ingredients 1 Cherry Tomato 1 Sprig each of Coriander leaves, Curry Leaves 1/2 Lemon (Juice & Zest) Oil to fry 1-2 Tblsp Pepper Corns 125g Prawns (fresh) 1 x 1″ piece Ramp Γ© (Pandanus) Salt to taste 1 Tblsp Worcestershire Sauce Preparation Wash the Prawns and other `green’ ingredients. Mix all the ingredients well in a frying pan and let it sit for about 30 minutes. You could powder the Pepper Corns if you prefer. Then fry these ingredients over low heat for around 5 – 10 minutes (Ensure that the Prawns are not too soft) and put aside. Enjoy! ...

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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Pan Fried Tuna   Ingredients 1 Lemon (Juice & Rind) 1 Cup Beer or White Wine (For Marinade) Curry Leaves 2-3 Sprigs 1 Sprig Fresh Coriander, for garnishing 1 Tsp Garlic & Ginger paste or fresh Garlic & Ginger 2 Green Chillies 1 Tblsp, each of Oyster, Soy Sauce & Chinese Cooking Wine Pepper to taste 2 Tblsp Oil 1/2 to 3/4 Kg Tuna slice Preparation Put the Tuna slice in a flat dish. Slice the Curry Leaves and Green Chillies into small pieces. Add all the other ingredients to the Tuna and allow to sit for 15-30 minutes. Then put the cooking oil into a fry pan and when hot, take the Tuna slice out of the marinade and put into the pan. Fry for just a few minutes, approximately 5 minutes, take off heat and serve onto a flat plate. In ...

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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – `Trinco’ Prawn Omelette Trincomalee is, according to research on Google, the hottest place in Sri Lanka, hence the title `Trinco’, short for Trincomalee located in the North East of the island, where we lived for about 4 years. Ingredients 1 Tblsp Chilli powder 1 Sprig Curry leaves 2 Eggs 1 Tsp Garlic & Ginger, paste or fresh 250g Green Prawns, fresh Oil for frying 1 Tblsp Oyster Sauce Preparation Mix the ingredients, except the Eggs and Oil and leave overnight or at least 6 – 8 hours in the fridge. Divide the mixture into 2 portions and fry in a small pan, without over cooking. Break an Egg on to the Prawn mixture and when cooked, remove from heat. Repeat this process for the other portion. Enjoy. ...

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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Trevally Pan Fried Ingredients 1 Tsp Chilli powder 2 Sprigs Curry Leaves 1/2 Tsp Garlic, paste/fresh 1/2 Lemon, sliced 2-3 Mushrooms, optional 2 1/2 Tblsp Oil for frying Salt to taste 1 Tomato, sliced 500g Trevally fish Preparation If you ask your Fish monger nicely, he/she will clean the fish for you. Cut the sides of the Trevally as shown in the picture and apply the Chilli Powder, Curry Leaves, Garlic paste, sliced Lemon and Tomato and Salt and put aside for a while, around an hour. Then heat the Oil in a pan, put the treated Trevally in and when fried, add the sliced Mushrooms, if you have chosen to use them. ...

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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Pineapple Curry Ingredients 1 Tsp `Ceylon’ Curry powder 1 Tblsp Chilli powder 1/2 Cup Coconut milk 1 sprig Curry leaves, finely chopped 1 Tblsp Olive oil 1 Pineapple Salt & Sugar to taste Preparation Wash and clean the Pineapple. Mix in the ingredients and marinade for around 30 minutes. Cook. Enjoy. ...

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