Sri Lanka Kukul Mus Thakkali (Chicken & Tomato Curry)

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/3		Chicken
3		Tomatoes
50		Shallots
1		Chile - fresh
3		Ginger
2		Garlic cloves
3		Cardamom
2		Clove
1 teaspoon	5ml	Chile powder
10		Milligrams cinnamon stick
2 teaspoons	10ml	Paprika
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
3 teaspoons	15ml	Curry powder
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Fenugreek
2 teaspoons	10ml	Vinegar - brown
75		Oil
		Curry leaf sprigs
1/2		Lemon grass stem
300		Coconut milk - thick
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Curry powder
1/2		Lime - juice of

Recipe Instructions

Wash and joint the chicken and place in a dish. Slice the tomatoes, shallots and chile and grind the ginger and garlic together. Crush the cardamoms and cloves and sprinkle onto the chicken. Add the chile powder, cinnamon stick, paprika powder, salt, curry powder, fenugreek and vinegar and leave to marinate for 20 minutes. Heat the oil and when hot add the curry leaves and lemon grass, shallots, chile, garlic and ginger.

Stir fry until the shallots turn a light brown, then add the tomato and toss for a couple of minutes. Add the chicken and stir-fry for a further 5 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk and slowly bring to the boil. Reduce heat slightly and simmer until chicken is tender.

Discard the cinnamon stick and sprinkle the curry powder and lime juice on top just prior to serving.

Source:
"A Taste of Sri Lanka" By Indra Jayasekera

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