Sri Lankan Spicy Chicken Curry

The classic Sri Lankan chicken curry goes with any food and the taste of it is amazing. Learning how to cook a chicken curry with all the spices and flavors is a key in Sri Lankan cooking.

Ingredients

• Skinless Chicken – 1kg
• Red onion chopped – 9nos
• Green chilies chopped – 2
• Curry leaves
• Lemon grass (Sera) – 1 piece
• Garlic – 3-4 cloves
• Ginger
• Chili Powder – 1-2 tsp
• Roasted curry powder – 1 ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Cardamom
• Fenugreek
• Black Pepper – ½ tsp
• Mustard – ½ tsp
• Goraka (Garcinia Cambogia) – 1-2 pieces
• Few cinnamon sticks
• Tomato chopped – 1
• Cloves - 02-03
• Water - 02 cups
• Salt to taste

Method

• Wash chicken well and cut into pieces.
• Add curry leaves, cinnamon, goraka & cardamom.
• Add red onions, tomato, garlic, lemon grass, green chilies & ginger.
• Add curry powder, turmeric powder, pepper, salt & fenugreek.
• Roast chili powder in a flat pan for about 1-2mins until it becomes dark brown.
• When chili powder gets dark brown color, put it into your pot immediately.
• Mix well until all chicken pieces are covered with the above mixture.
• Keep this about 15-20mins to marinate. This will enhance the flavor.
• After 20mins add water and again mix lightly.
• Cook this well for about 30-40mins until the chicken is tender. Stir well time to time while cooking.
• Remove from heat and serve.
• This chicken curry is great with anything like rice, bread, string hoppers, Kottu & etc.