sri lankan Friday lunch special | rice and curry recipe 😋

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: buttermilk

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk + coconut extract

Light coconut milk reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

cashews

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: peanuts

Almonds provide similar texture with fewer calories.

In a large pot, add 400 ml oil and heat until hot.

Add thinly sliced 750 g onion and squash them to help cook faster.

Mix well and add 3 tsp ginger garlic paste, cooking until the aroma is gone.

Add 500 g tomatoes, a handful of curry leaves, 4 cinnamon sticks, and 10 cardamom pods; mix well.

Add 4 green chili and 3.5 tbsp chili powder, mixing well.

Add 5 kg beef and 5 tbsp curry powder, mixing until combined.

Add 1 tbsp turmeric powder and 5 tbsp cumin powder, mixing well.

Incorporate 250 g yogurt and salt to taste, mixing well.

Add the remaining 2.2 tbsp chili powder and cover, cooking for 10-15 minutes.

Remove the lid and add around 1 L of water, mixing well and covering again to simmer, stirring occasionally.

Prepare the eggplant and potatoes by mixing with salt and turmeric, then frying 1.2 kg eggplant until golden brown, followed by 1 kg potatoes.

In a large pan, heat 5 tbsp oil, adding cardamom, cinnamon sticks, and curry leaves, then 200 g onion until translucent.

Add 100 g tomatoes, 5 cloves, and 10 green chili, mixing well.

Add 1 tbsp turmeric powder, 2 tbsp pepper, and 1 tbsp chili powder, mixing well.

Add 500 g liver and cover, cooking for 2 minutes, then add 100 ml water and 100 ml coconut milk, cooking for another 5 minutes.

Combine the fried eggplant and potatoes into the pot and mix well.

In a pressure cooker, add 1 kg beef with water, salt, and turmeric powder, cooking for one whistle, then draining.

Blend the beef and roast it in a pan until golden brown, then set aside.

Roast 1 coconut grated with no oil until brown and set aside.

Fry 3 kg onion until golden brown, then combine with the roasted beef, crushed chili flakes, and roasted coconut, mixing with hands and adding lemon juice.

In a large pot for rice, add 500 ml oil, 500 g onion, 200 g tomatoes, and spices, cooking until onions change color.

Add water and salt to taste, then add 5 kg rice and mix.

Cover the rice with a wet plastic bag and lid, cooking until done.

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