Sri Lanka Kukul Mus Thakkali (Chicken & Tomato Curry)

---------> source <--------- "A taste of Sri Lanka" By Indra Jayasekera -----------------------------KUKUL MUS THAKKALI----------------------------- --------------------------CHICKEN AND TOMATO CURRY-------------------------- 1 1/3 kg Chicken

3 Tomatoes

50 g Shallots

1 Chile, fresh

3 sl Ginger

2 Garlic cloves

3 Cardamom

2 Clove

1 ts Chile powder

1 cg Cinnamon stick

2 ts Paprika

1 ts Salt

3 ts Curry powder

1/2 ts Fenugreek

2 ts Vinegar, brown

75 ml Oil

Curry leaf sprigs 1/2 Lemon grass stem

300 ml Coconut milk, thick

1/4 ts Curry powder

1/2 Lime, juice of

===========================> Directions <======================== Wash and joint the chicken and place in a dish. Slice the tomatoes, shallots and chile and grind the ginger and garlic together. Crush the cardamoms and cloves and sprinkle onto the chicken. Add the chile powder, cinnamon stick, paprika powder, salt, curry powder, fenugreek and vinegar and leave to marinate for 20 minutes. Heat the oil and when hot add the curry leaves and lemon grass, shallots, chile, garlic and ginger. Stir fry until the shallots turn a light brown, then add the tomato and toss for a couple of minutes. Add the chicken and stir-fry for a further 5 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk and slowly bring to the boil. Reduce heat slightly and simmer until chicken is tender. Discard the cinnamon stick and sprinkle the curry powder and lime juice on top just prior to serving. ISBN 962 224 010 0