Colombo, Sri Lanka
Lamprais
Stock cooked rice, curry, frikkadels and sambols baked in banana leaf. A Burgher feast parcel.
150 minTime
44 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayStock rice, curry, frikkadels, moju and egg, baked in banana leaf.
The original940kcalsame
44 gproteinsame
6 gfibresame
150minutessame
Classic Burgher lamprais.
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.
Ingredients
Method
6 steps- 1Fry the rice in ghee with whole spices and pandan, then cook in the stock until done.
- 2Make a curry: fry onion, ginger garlic paste, curry leaves and curry powder in oil, add chicken and simmer, finishing with coconut milk.
- 3Season mince with salt and pepper, roll into small balls, coat in breadcrumbs and fry (frikkadels).
- 4Fry the plantain and brinjal and toss with a little vinegar and sugar (a quick moju).
- 5Wilt banana leaves over a flame. On each leaf put rice, curry, 2 frikkadels, plantain moju and half an egg. Fold into a parcel.
- 6Bake at 180 C for 25 minutes.
Serve it like this
Bring the parcel to the table on a plate and open the leaf at the table; serve with extra seeni sambol or chilli paste.