Name: Sri Lankan-Style Chicken Curry
Ingredients: 5 Bay leaves; 1/2 ts Ground cardamom; 1/2 ts Fenugreek; 1 ts Turmeric; 1 ts Hot chili powder; 2 ts Ground coriander; 2 ts Ground cumin; 1 1-inch piece ginger root; grated; 1 ts Lemon grass (up to); 4 lb Chicken pieces; 1 cn Coconut milk; 1 cn Chopped tomatoes; 1/2 cn Tomato paste; 2 tb Vinegar; 1 ts Salt (optional); 2 Onions; 3 Cloves garlic; 2 tb Vegetable oil

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains, Dairy, Vegetables	Sri Lankan	Poultry	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

5		Bay leaves
1/2	ts	Ground cardamom
1/2	ts	Fenugreek
1	ts	Turmeric
1	ts	Hot chili powder
2	ts	Ground coriander
2	ts	Ground cumin
1		1-inch piece ginger root; grated
1	ts	Lemon grass (up to)
4	lb	Chicken pieces
1	cn	Coconut milk
1	cn	Chopped tomatoes
1/2	cn	Tomato paste
2	tb	Vinegar
1	ts	Salt (optional)
2		Onions
3		Cloves garlic
2	tb	Vegetable oil

INSTRUCTIONS

SPICES
OTHER INGREDIENTS
I'd like to share one of my favorite curry recipes.  It is slightly
modified from a book called "Foods of the Orient - India", published by
Marshall Cavendish. They call it "Sri Lankan Chicken Curry". I've been to
Sri Lanka, and I can testify that it isn't quite authentic, but it's close
to the real thing. As is, this recipe is spicy but not very hot - certainly
not up to Sri Lankan standards. If you want to heat it up, I'd recommend
throwing in a few dried Thai chiles, or habs if you're brave. Note: Some
ingredients may be a little hard to find. I am fortunate to have an Indian
grocery nearby - they have everything.
First step is to measure out all the dry spices in separate little piles.
Then chop the onions and garlic up, fry them in a large skillet with a
little vegetable oil. After the onion is soft, add the fenugreek and bay
leaves and cook for 1 minute. Then add the rest of the dry spices, the
salt, and the vinegar. Mix the spices well with the onion bits - add a
little water if the mixture seems too dry. Then add the chicken pieces and
brown them, turning frequently to coat them with the spice mixture.
Finally, transfer everything to a large stock pot, add the canned tomatoes,
coconut milk, tomato paste and lemon grass. Simmer for 45min - 1 hr.
Jon Dart, [email protected]
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