Chili Chili Chili

It is hot .But as Sri Lankans we always like to eat spicy & hot food.So chili pastes add some extra taste to our food.


One method of having chili is as 'Deep fried dry Chili'

Deep Fried Dry Chili

Deep fried chili is matching with rice & curry.


Sri Lankan style Chili Paste or 'Lunu Miris' always match with Roti & Milk rice.

Lunu Miris



Lunu Miris (Sri Lankan Chili Paste)



INGREDIENTS:
2 medium onions - sliced
4 tablespoons Maldive fish
2 tablespoons red dry chili pieces
1 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
2 tablespoons lime juice
salt – to tasteDIRECTIONS:

Mix all ingredients except lime & grind well.

Then add lime juice.

Taste for salt

Following is a method of preparing chili paste with fresh red chili.

Chili Paste with fresh red chili

Ingredients :

  1 Lime (and zest)

 1 fresh red chili, or more to taste

 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

Instructions :

Grind all together for a fine paste

Chili Paste with Shimp

Ingredients :

§  2 tea spoon chili pieces, or more to taste

§  1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

§  2 tea spoon dry shrimps

§  1 tea spoon oil

§  1 tea spoon sugar

§  1 tea spoon Ginger/garlic paste

§  1 tbl spoon Tomato sause

Instructions :

Grind shrimp for a fine paste

Heat oil ,Add garlic/ginger paste.

Whe it is fried,add shrimp paste.Then Chill pieces.& mix well.

When the colour turns in to brown,Add sugar & salt.

Finally add tomato sause & remove from heat.

This chili paste is fine with fried rice.

Chili Paste with Dry Chili

Ingredients :

§  1 Lime (and zest)

§  2 tea spoon chili pieces, or more to taste

§  1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

Instructions :

Grind all together for a fine paste.Lime zest will give an additional taste.

Chili Paste for Fried rice

Recipe: Chili Paste

Ingredients :

§  2 tea spoon chili pieces, or more to taste

§  1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

§  2 tea spoon dry shrimps

§  1 tea spoon oil

§  1 tea spoon sugar

§  1 tea spoon Ginger/garlic paste

§  1 tbl spoon Tomato sause

Instructions :

Grind shrimp for a fine paste

Heat oil ,Add garlic/ginger paste.

Whe it is fried,add shrimp paste.Then Chill pieces.& mix well.

When the colour turns in to brown,Add sugar & salt.

Finally add tomato sause & remove from heat.

This chili paste is fine with fried rice.