Sri Lanka Kukul Mas Chicken Curry
Yield
4 servingsPrep
15 minCook
45 minReady
1 hrsLow Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
1 ¼ | kg |
chicken
|
* |
3 | slices |
ginger
|
|
2 | each |
garlic cloves
|
|
50 | grams |
shallots
|
|
1 | each |
green chili peppers
|
* |
2 | each |
cardamom seeds
|
* |
2 | each |
cloves, ground
|
* |
½ | teaspoon |
red chile powder
|
* |
2 | teaspoons |
paprika
|
|
25 | grams |
tamarind
squeezed in 50 ml water |
|
25 | grams |
curry powder
|
|
¼ | teaspoon |
turmeric
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
1 | cg |
cinnamon sticks
|
* |
50 | ml |
vegetable oil
|
* |
½ | stem |
lemongrass
|
* |
1 | x |
curry leaves
|
* |
¼ | teaspoon |
fenugreek
|
|
300 | ml |
coconut milk
thick |
* |
½ | teaspoon |
curry powder
|
|
½ | each |
limes
juice of |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
1.3 | kg |
chicken
|
* |
3 | slices |
ginger
|
|
2 | each |
garlic cloves
|
|
5E+1 | grams |
shallots
|
|
1 | each |
green chili peppers
|
* |
2 | each |
cardamom seeds
|
* |
2 | each |
cloves, ground
|
* |
2.5 | ml |
red chile powder
|
* |
1E+1 | ml |
paprika
|
|
25 | grams |
tamarind
squeezed in 50 ml water |
|
25 | grams |
curry powder
|
|
1.3 | ml |
turmeric
|
|
5 | ml |
salt
|
|
1 | cg |
cinnamon sticks
|
* |
5E+1 | ml |
vegetable oil
|
* |
0.5 | stem |
lemongrass
|
* |
1 | x |
curry leaves
|
* |
1.3 | ml |
fenugreek
|
|
3E+2 | ml |
coconut milk
thick |
* |
2.5 | ml |
curry powder
|
|
0.5 | each |
limes
juice of |
Directions
Wash, clean and joint the chicken.
Shred the ginger, crush the garlic and slice the shallots and chile.
Crush the cardamoms and cloves and place in a bowl.
Add the ginger, garlic, chile powder, paprika powder, tamarind water, curry powder, turmeric, salt and cinnamon stick. Mix well together, then rub into the chicken.
Heat the oil in a pan until very hot, then add the lemon grass, curry leaves, fenugreek, shallots and chile and fry for a couple of minutes.
Add the chicken pieces and stir fry for 3 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk and mix well.
Continue to cook over a low heat for 40 minutes, or until chicken is tender.
Discard the cinnamon stick and transfer to a serving dish.
Finally, sprinkle the curry powder and lime juice on top.