moh2@midway.uchicago.edu (mary anne amirthi mohanraj) (06/21/91)
Hi. I'm new to the net and have just discovered rec.food.recipes. I was wondering if anyone was interested in authentic Sri Lankan recipes (mainly for curry). I was born in Jaffna and my mother has taught me several of our traditional dishes. Here's a sample...let me know if anyone wants more... Sweet Carrot Curry - serves 3-4 Prep time - 15 min Cooking time - 25 min Ingredients: Carrots - 8-10 (peeled, washed, and sliced into thin circles) Onions - 1 large (peeled and diced finely) Turmeric powder - 1 heaping tsp Black mustard seed Cumin seed Salt - 1/2 tsp Oil to fry (any vegetable oil) Milk - 1/2 cup Directions: 1. Fry onions on medium high with 2 pinches each black mustard seed and cumin seed until onions are golden brown. 2. Add sliced carrots, turmeric powder, salt and milk - cook on medium 10 min, stirring constantly. 3. Simmer covered until carrots are tender and milk has mostly boiled away. **Do Not Let It Burn! (easy to do at this stage)** 4. Serve hot over rice with meat or another vegetable. Notes: 1. Beans (frozen or fresh) may be substituted for carrots. 2. Curry should be an orange-yellow color and taste sweet (or you've done something wrong. Amirthi Mohanraj