Serendib In Style.....

We all like different food flavours don't we??? Among them are the different cuisines you get to enjoy in different countries. Today we thought of adding a bit of spicy and flavorful recipes in the style of Serendib aka Sri Lanka. I must say, Sri Lankan food can be extremely spicy. The main ingredients to tickle your taste buds would be Cinnamon, Cardamom, Nutmeg, Pepper, Chili, Clove etc. These in combine or as individuals are used in Sri Lankan cuisines and that is what makes they taste better more than many other food.

Eggplant Pickle

Ingredients

500g Eggplant 

Cooking oil 

10 to 15 small red onions (shallots)

About 10 Green Chillies

2 dessert spoons mustard seeds

8 dessert spoons vinegar (approx.)

1 inch of ginger

Salt to taste

2 tspn raw chillie powder

1 tspn sugar

1/2 tspn tumeric powder

Method

1. Cut the Eggplants into small pieces likes potato chips ( don't make them that thin). Put them in a bowl, add some salt and Tumeric powder and leave for 2, 3 minutes then deep fry until golden brown.
2. Take the mustard and ginger and grind them together for a paste. Now place a clay pan on the cooker and vinegar. 
3. After that add the shallots and green chili. Temper them in vinegar for a while and then add the paste. And add the fried eggplants and mix well.
4. Add some salt, chili powder, and sugar to taste. You can keep this for at least 3 days dry.

Butter Chicken

Ingredients 

 500g Chicken breast fillets cut bite size pieces 

 1tbsp Finely chopped ginger

 2tbsp Ground coriander 

 2tbsp Ground cumin 

 1/4tbsp Chilli powder 

 1tbsp Garam masala

 2tbsp Butter

 1tbsp Salt

 1tbsp Lemon juice

 1tbsp Soy sauce

 150ml Double cream

 100ml Water

 1Onion finely chopped

 1Tomato finely chopped

Method

1. Heat the butter in a saucepan over high heat Add onion and fry till it get golden brown
2. Add ginger coriander, cumin, masala, chilli powder, salt and tomato and cooked for 1 to 2 minutes mixing ingredients together. 
3. Add Chicken and water and cooked till chicken is tender. (5 minutes)
4. Reduce heat to medium and then add soy sauce, double cream and lemon juice and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes

Kesel Muwa Stir Fry

Ingredients 

1 Banana Flower

1 large Onion

1 clove of garlic

2 green chillies

1 tbsn Maldive fish

Salt to taste

Crushed dried red chillie

Tamarind or Vinegar

Method

1. Peel the outer skin of the banana flower.Chop it into very small pieces.Soak it in salt water and drain well.
2. Heat a pan and add a little cooking oil and add the chopped banana flower.Let fry for awhile.Now add sliced onions,Chopped garlic ,maldive fish ,salt and sliced green chillies and stir well.
3. Then add tamarind juice or vinegar and cook well.

Chickpea Stir Fry

Ingredients

3 cups cooked chickpeas(Gabanzo beans)

1 large onion sliced

1 sprig curry leaves

Salt to taste

2 tspn crushed red chillies

2 or 3 dried red chillies for tempering

2 tspn mustard seeds

Cooking oil

Method

1. If using raw chickpea, soak in water overnight and wash and drain well. Then cook the chickpeas with sufficient water and a little bit of salt and turmeric powder(Better if you can use a pressure cooker).
2. When the chickpeas are tender remove from stove and drain the excess water. Now heat a pan and add 1 tbsp cooking oil and toss the sliced onions. 
3. When they are golden brown add the curry leaves, dried whole red chillies and mustard seeds and stir well. Then add the chickpes and cruched red chillies and stir well. Add salt to taste and enjoy.

Curry Leaf Sambol

Ingredients

2 cups curry leaves

2 tbsp shredded coconut

2 cloves garlic chopped

Small piece of ginger chopped

2 green chillies finely chopped

1/2 tspn mustard powder

1/2 tspn black pepper powder

1/2 Lime

Salt to taste

Method

1. Add chopped garlic, ginger, green chillies, mustard powder, black pepper to a food processor. Squeeze 1/2 of a lime and 1 tspn water to the mixture and grind well. 
2. Now add the curry leaves and a little bit of water and grind it further till it becomes a paste. Finally, add the shredded coconut, salt to taste and grind it until well blended. 
3. Enjoy with Rice and curry or Those (dosa). Karapincha (Curry Leaf) controls high blood pressure, heart disease , diabetes and high cholesterol. Therefore this is a very healthy sambol.

Fried Bitter Gourd Sambol

Ingredients

3-4 large Indian bitter gourd (Karavila)

1 medium size onion sliced

2-3 green chillies or 1/2 of a green bell pepper

1 tomato cut into cubes

lime juice

Salt to taste

black pepper powder(optional)

Method

1. Wash the karavila well and slice them very thinly (you can use a grater with a slicing blade). Add a little tumeric powder and salt, mix well and deep fry the karavila until golden brown. 
2. Add the fried karavila to a bowl and add the sliced green chillies or bell pepper,onions and cubed tomato. Finally add salt and lime juice to taste and mix well. 
3. Enjoy with rice and curry.

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