Sri Lankan Chicken Curry

Recipe Ingredients:

1 kg chicken

5 tbsp oil

1 cup coconut milk

1/2 cup yogurt

1 juice of lime

2 medium onions, diced

2 tbsp ginger garlic paste

3 small red/green chillies finely sliced

1 tbsp red chilli powder

2 tbsp chicken masala powder

1 tbsp ground coriander

1 tbsp black pepper powder

1/2 tbsp cumin

1/2 tbsp paprika

1/2 tbsp turmeric

1/2 tbsp cardamom pods

1/2 tbsp cloves

2 cinnamon stick

3 bay leaves

10 curry leaves

4 dry red chillies, broken into two

Salt (According to taste)

How to Prepare:

Heat oil over a medium heat in a heavy-base saucepan, add onions, chillies, dry red chillies, bay leaves, curry leaves, salt and ginger garlic paste. Cook for approx 8-10min or untill the onions are soft.

Add turmeric,ground coriander,cumin seeds, cardamom pods, cloves, cinnamon sticks, paprika and chicken masala powder,red chilli powder and cook for a further 5min.

Add chicken pieces and cover the lid, cook for about 30 minutes. Add coconut milk, yogurt then simmer on a low heat for 25-30min. Finally add lime juice and pepper powder, mix well untill well combined and cook for further 5 minutes, turn off the heat and serve hot.

Serving Suggestions:

Serve with rice.