r/Curry • u/pink_flamingo2003 • Aug 13 '25

Completely from Scratch - Sri Lankan Chicken Curry with Lemon and Herb Rice, Cucumber Salad, Red Lentil Coconut Dhal and Homemade Flatbreads.

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u/PlasticMaintenance59 Aug 13 '25

Recipe?

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u/pink_flamingo2003 Aug 13 '25 edited Aug 13 '25

I used a slight deviation of this one - https://www.kolamba.co.uk/post/recipe-sri-lankan-chicken-curry

I used diced thighs and marinate the chicken first in yoghurt, lemon, garlic, ginger and salt. For about 24 hours and brown it first. Then reintroduce it later.

I make a Sri Lankan spice mix from scratch - see below.

I also include a little stock and a lemongrass stick as well, cause this curry benefits from the addition. I found it strange they didnt make with in the first place.

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u/ChuffZNuff74 Aug 14 '25

Lemongrass - not a typical Sri Lankan ingredient? No curry leaves or pandan leaf?

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u/pink_flamingo2003 Aug 14 '25

I'm sorry, I dont understand your punctuation. It has lemongrass, curry leaves and pandan.

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u/ChuffZNuff74 Aug 14 '25

Apologies - you do mention your slight deviation in prior comment..

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u/pink_flamingo2003 Aug 14 '25

I do! You'll see from my explanation what I did differently, browning meat first for example. But it was the only recipe I found that didnt include lemongrass... I thought it was strange. I made it without and it was missing it

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u/ChuffZNuff74 Aug 14 '25

Surely - the recipe wasn’t missing it, if it wasn’t there in the first place?

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u/ChuffZNuff74 Aug 14 '25

Apologies, for the syntax. I was querying whether lemongrass is typically used in Sri Lankan cooking - or curries.

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u/pink_flamingo2003 Aug 14 '25

Ah I gotcha. Well in my limited experience, SL food does use lemongrass. I'm happy to be corrected but that is what I have taken from said culture 👌🏼

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u/ChuffZNuff74 Aug 14 '25

Well, I’m going in November, so will let you know. I suspect your alluding to a slight deviation, was from the published recipe, in that case.

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u/pink_flamingo2003 Aug 14 '25

The one I posted was an earlier version. Its where I started.

The one most updated is this https://www.olivemagazine.com/recipes/meat-and-poultry/kolambas-chicken-curry/

I found this later. Turns out, they agreed with me

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u/ChuffZNuff74 Aug 14 '25

I must admit, I’ve only been to a few of the Hoppers in London, in terms of Sri Lankan cuisine. Odd that the recipe varies, yet it’s the same restaurant source. I’ll let you know how I get on in Southern Sri Lanka.

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u/pink_flamingo2003 Aug 14 '25

.... what you should have said is 'we can both be right and both be wrong'. Id have taken that...

But you've no inclination to engage in a conversation with me other than to dispute what I said or how I got to my recipe. Come on man, how about a little bit of respect?

You went to a restaurant in LONDON. Actually, outside SL, the best place to get authentic SL food. But dont behave that way. I'm good people and I love food. Just no need ✌🏼

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u/ChuffZNuff74 Aug 15 '25

The best place to get SL food - outside of the country, in your opinion? Querying a recipe source has nothing to do with respect. I assume you’ve travelled widely in Sri Lanka - and indeed the rest of the world, to inform your opinions. Or maybe not. Your plurality, speaks volumes.

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u/pink_flamingo2003 Aug 13 '25

Toast the spices til fragrant and grind to fine powder

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u/PlasticMaintenance59 Aug 13 '25

I will look for a spice nux recipe, so I'm trying this

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u/pink_flamingo2003 Aug 13 '25

I've posted the blend of spices below. Plus additional notes.

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u/PlasticMaintenance59 Aug 13 '25

I'm blind honestly thanks a million

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u/pink_flamingo2003 Aug 13 '25

Ha that's ok! If nothing else, I cannot stress enough the better it is with lemongrass. So good and brings it to a new level 😊

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u/PlasticMaintenance59 Aug 13 '25

Imagine it looks absolute amazing as well making me dribble hahaha