Kukul Mas Maluwa (Chicken Curry)
For a veggie/vegan option use paneer
Servings: 2 People
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Vegetable oil for cooking
- 1 Onion thinly sliced
- 2 clove Garlic mashed or grated
- 2 tbsp Fresh ginger grated
- 1 Red chilli
- 4 Fresh curry leaves
- 330 g Chicken thighs skinless and boneless or 300g of paneer
- 1 tsp Sri Lankan spice mix recipe below
- 1/2 tsp Ground Turmeric
- 400 ml Coconut milk
- Sea salt to taste
- Cracked black pepper to taste
Method
- In a pan, heat oil on medium to high, ad the onion and saute for 5-8 mins until they start to caramelise. Add ginger, garlic, red chillies and curry leaves and saute for another few minutes until it turns a deep brown colour.
- Add the Sri Lankan curry powder and turmeric, and mix well.
- Add the chicken and 1 cup of water and coconut milk. Close the lid and cook for 20 minutes. If using paneer cook for 5 minutes to keep the paneer soft, as it is already cooked it just needs heating through.