Sri Lankan Chicken curry (Kukul Mas curry)

Sri Lankan Chicken curry

There are few ways to make Sri Lankan chicken curry and one is cook with water and other cook with coconut milk. All the ingredients can add to the chicken and cook as one style. Other way, it can start cooking with oil and end with water or coconut milk. Chicken is high protein and famous in Sri Lanka. Without any religious different most of the people eat Chicken in Sri Lanka. Chicken curry can eat with Rice, bread, noodles, coconut roti, string hoppers, hoppers, pittu, milk rice, or with any other roti type. It is important to have red chili power, turmeric power, curry power, pandon, curry leaves, onions, garlic, green chilies, lemongrass, tomato, ginger, tamarind, cinnamon, cardamon, cloves, mustard, to make Sri Lankan chicken curry. when it is cooked chicken curry, based on the area some differences can see and Jaffna Chicken curry is different from Sri Lankan chicken curry as it is required different ingredients. Other than the chicken curry, there are deviled chicken, fried chicken and etc.

Malu mirisata (Spicy Fish curry)

Malu Mirisata (spicy fish curry) 

Sri Lanka as a Island, there are different types of fish around the country. Linna, para, tuna (Kelawalla/Balaya), Seer fish( thora malu) , Alaguduwa, kumbalawo, Gal malu, thalapath are some of the famous fish that can use to make spicy fish curry. First need to clean the fish well by washing and remove the unwanted parts from the fish. then make pieces and keep it side. There are few different ways to make the spicy fish curry. one method is to add all the ingredients with the fish and cook with water. Other method is make the gravy first and add the fish at the end to the gravy and cook. Also some time it is cooking with water and coconut milk together as well. it is important to have red chili power, goraka, salt, turmeric power, curry power, curry leaves, tomato, fenugreek, pandan leaves, onion, garlic, green chili, cinnamon, cardamon, cloves, to make the curry. Goraka is an important spicy to add when it is cooking fish curry. Other than that fish curry can make as Malu sudata/ Kirata or as malu ambultiyal or kiri Malu likewise. Fish is high with protein and it is important nutrition to have. Sri Lankans eat fried fish, fish curry, fish as dry dish, and etc methods. 

Potato Curry-Sri Lankan Style

Sri Lankan Potato curry (ALA HODI)

Ingredients: 
boiled potato (each potato cut into 4 pieces )
Turmeric power
fenugreek 3 pinch/ 1/3 tbs
curry leaves
pandan leaves
cinnamon stick
cardamon 2
cloves 2
thick coconut milk
onion
garlic 
green chili 

Method: add all the ingredients with coconut milk to a pan and keep on the cooker and keep stirring. add potatoes and keep stirring until the gravy become little thick. when the bubbles come can switch off the cooker. 

Health benefits of Potato: 
one medium size skinned potato (173g) has much nutrients such as, 
Calories: 161
Fat: 0.2 grams
Protein: 4.3 grams
Carbs: 36.6 grams
Fiber: 3.8 grams
Vitamin C: 28% of the RDI
Vitamin B6: 27% of the RDI
Potassium: 26% of the RDI
Manganese: 19% of the RDI
Magnesium: 12% of the RDI
Phosphorus: 12% of the RDI
Niacin: 12% of the RDI
Folate: 12% of the RDI


Potatoes  contain flavonoids, carotenoids and phenolic acids. it is reduce the risk of chronic diseases like heart disease, certain cancer and diabetes. It may improve  the blood sugar control. It may improve the digestive health. Potato is gluten free and it is incredible filling.