🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Chicken Curry, made with supermarket ingredients
The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).
35 min2 to wash
3 lazy steps
- 1
Sauté chopped onion, garlic, ginger, and curry leaves in oil until fragrant.
- 2
Add chicken pieces, roasted Sri Lankan curry powder, turmeric, chili powder, and salt; coat and cook for 5 minutes.
- 3
Pour in coconut milk and water, simmer for 20 minutes until the chicken is tender and sauce thickens.
🇱🇰 How it's eaten in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, it is served with steamed rice, coconut sambol, and papadums.
Ingredients (serves 2)
- chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces700 g
- onion, chopped1
- garlic, minced3 cloves
- fresh ginger, minced1 tbsp
- curry leaves10
Swap: 1 bay leaf + 1 strip lime zest（Easier to find・Mimics aroma）
- roasted Sri Lankan curry powder2 tbsp
Swap: 1.5 tbsp Madras curry powder + 0.5 tsp ground cumin（Supermarket staple・Deep spices）
- turmeric powder1 tsp
- chili powder1 tsp
- coconut milk250 ml
- water120 ml
- coconut oil1 tbsp
Swap: 1 tbsp vegetable oil（Everyday staple）
- salt1 tsp
Authentic ingredients in Sri Lanka
- chicken700 g
- roasted Sri Lankan curry powder2 tbsp
- thick coconut milk250 ml
- water250 ml
- onion1
- garlic3 cloves
- fresh ginger1 tbsp
- curry leaves10
- stick cinnamon1
- turmeric1 tsp
- chili powder1 tsp
- coconut oil1 tbsp
Optional authentic touch
Dry-roasting raw spices with rice and coconut before grinding creates a deeper traditional flavor.
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