Sri Lankan chicken curry
Sri Lankan chicken curry, from above
Non vegSri Lanka

Sri Lankan chicken curry

Dark roasted curry powder, pandan and coconut milk. The centrepiece of every rice and curry spread.

60 minTime
40 gProtein each
hotSpice
Rice and curry2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayChicken in roasted curry powder, pandan and coconut milk.
The original
507kcalsame
40 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
60minutessame

Classic kukul mas curry.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

5 servings
Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)1 kg, in pieces
Sri Lankan roasted curry powder2 tbsp
Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)2 tsp
Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp
Onion1 large, sliced
Garlic5 cloves, chopped
Ginger2.5 cm, chopped
Green chilli2, slit
Curry leaves2 sprigs
Pandan leaves5 cm piece (rampe)
Lemongrass1 stalk, bruised
Whole spices1 cinnamon stick, 4 cardamom, 4 cloves
Fenugreek seeds¼ tsp
Tomato1, chopped
Thick coconut milk¾ cup
Vinegar2 tsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp
Saltto taste

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Rub chicken with roasted curry powder, chilli powder, turmeric, vinegar and salt. Rest 20 minutes.
  2. 2Heat oil and fry whole spices, fenugreek, curry leaves, pandan and lemongrass, then onion, garlic, ginger and chilli.
  3. 3Add the chicken and fry on high, turning, until the spices darken and stick.
  4. 4Add tomato and a cup of water, cover and simmer until no pink remains at the bone.
  5. 5Pour in the coconut milk and simmer gently 5 minutes.
Serve it like this

Serve in a clay pot alongside red or white rice, parippu, pol sambol and a green mallung for a full rice and curry spread.

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What goes with Sri Lankan chicken curry: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Pol roti30 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Sri Lankan parippu30 min
With a main Polos curry60 min
On the side Pol sambol10 min
On the side Wambatu moju40 min
To drink Kokum sharbat25 min
Something sweet Watalappan60 min
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