Recipe for Sri Lankan Raw Curry Powder

Few weeks ago I found that my raw curry powder from Sri Lanka is already finished. I bought a packet of curry powder from a store, but noticed that I cannot get the Sri Lankan flavor by using it. Specially I couldn’t get the aroma which I usually get in my dishes. So I thought of preparing Sri Lankan curry powder at home & here is my mother’s recipe.

Anyway even in Sri Lanka, different recipes & methods are found in preparing curry powder. Those are according to personal choices & provinces we live.

Here is the recipe.

Ingredients (yield about 100g curry powder)

50g Cumin seeds

25g fennel seeds

25g Coriander seeds

2 tbspn  fenugreek seeds

1 tsp cardamom (about 6 nos of cardomom)

1 tsp cloves

1-2 sprigs curry leaves

2 inch piece cinnamon

Method



First wash all the ingredients, drain water .Leave on some paper towels & allow to dry.

Remove skin of the cardomom & use the seeds.

Heat a pan & make curry leaves to dry.

Then roast other all ingredients slightly.

Grind all ingredients to a fine powder. Sieve them to get the fine powder & grind the remaining again.

Homemade curry powder is ready.

Store in an air tight bottle.

Here is my fake recipe to make Sri Lankan curry powder if you really don’t have time to grind them & if you reside in another country. I tried this method after my first batch of homemade curry powder was finished. & taste was ok.

You can buy Cumin seeds powder, coriander powder & fennel seeds powder from an Indian store.Mix them proportionally as above. Slightly roast the mix & sieve. So they will mix well. Store in an air tight bottle. However remember to add cloves, cardamom, and cinnamon & curry leaves while you cook.

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Cucumber Curry

 

We often use cucumber in salads, but here is a recipe from Sri Lanka to cook it as a curry. This cucumber curry is not very spicy & good with rice & other curries.

Ingredients:

1 medium size cucumber

2-3 green chili sliced lengthwise

1 onion sliced

1 sprig curry leaves

1inch piece pandan leaf/(rampa)

¼ tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp curry powder

1 tsp mustard seed

1 tsp fenugreek seeds

Piece of cinnamon

Salt to taste

1/2 cup thick coconut milk

1 cup thin coconut milk

2-3 cloves garlic

3 tbspn grated fresh coconut

½ tsp pepper powder

Method

Peel cucumber, remove the seeds & cut into pieces.(about 1 inch)

Add all the spices together with green chili, onion,rampa & curry leaves.

Mix all & add thin coconut milk & allow to cook in medium flame.

Meanwhile grind garlic, fresh grated coconut & pepper together into a paste.

Once cucumber is cooked add thick coconut milk. Stir well.

Adjust salt to taste.

Then add grinded coconut, garlic & pepper paste on to it & mix well. This paste will make the gravy thicker.

Simmer for few seconds & remove from the flame.

Serve & enjoy!!

 

Linked with Veggie/Fruit a Month-Cucumber started  By Priya