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Bonito curry recipe

Created by Peter Kuruvita

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Cuisine: Sri Lankan
Prep Time: 45 min(s)
Cook Time: 20 min(s)
Serves 2

Using a technique to preserve fish, Peter Kuruvita shares this fiery curry from the south of Sri Lanka.

Ingredients

½ tsp ground cumin seeds
2 green cardamom pods, seeded
1 cinnamon stick
1 tsp mustard seeds
2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
2 birdseye chillies
5 pieces of Goroka, soaked in tepid water for 30 minutes and minced
2cm-thick piece ginger, coarsely chopped
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp chilli powder
1 tsp ground coriander
½ tsp Sri Lankan roasted curry powder
450g bonito, or tuna steak, cut into 3cm cubes
2 sprigs curry leaves, leaves picked
1 pandan leaf
Juice of 1 lime
1 tsp salt

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Preparation

In a mortar and pestle, lightly grind cumin seeds, cardamom, cinnamon, mustard seeds, black pepper, birdseye chillies, goroka, ginger and garlic. Add the ground powders and 100 ml water to make a paste.

In a terracotta pot, massage the paste through the bonito cubes. Add curry leaves, pandan leaf and 150ml water. Add lime juice, season with salt and cover the dish with foil. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes on 180°C.

Tip Curry can be wrapped in banana leaf parcels with rice.

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Comments (1)

30 Oct 2012 08:17 AEST

Ryan

Mayfield

Delicious

Great curry, quick and easy to make and tastes amazing.

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