Sri Lankan Food

Sri Lanka is an island nation in South Asia close south-east India. Sri Lanka's archived history traverses 3,000 years, with confirmation of pre-historic human settlements going back to not less than 125,000 years.

Sri Lanka provides an incredible selection of food and varieties of food preparation. Sri Lankan food has been affected by numerous historical, social, and different elements. For instance, the impacts of the Dutch colonialists who once controlled Sri Lanka and carried their own particular cooking styles with them and the food of Southern India have all molded Sri Lankan cooking. Today, a portion of the staples of Sri Lankan cooking are rice, coconut, and flavors.

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Black Curry Powder.


Curry powder is a famous spice mix that has some of treasured many advantages. Turmeric, a major ingredient in curry powder, It has played an important role in Ayurvedic medicine for  treatment for inflammatory conditions. Also turmeric is known to slow down blood clotting. Curcumin is one of the most widely studied botanicals in the research on cancer also promising agent in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.


Ingredients

  1. 2 cups coriander seeds
  2. 1/2 cup curry leaves
  3. 1 tbsp Cloves
  4. 1 tbsp Cardamoms
  5. 1 tbsp cinnamon crushed
  6. 1 tbsp raw rice.
  7. 1 tbsp Fenugreek 
  8. 1 tbsp mustard seeds
  9. 1 tbsp sweet cumin
  10. 1 cup cumin
  11. 2 1/2 cups Dried Red Chillie pieces


Method

  • Toast each ingredient separately in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until fragrant and browned.
  • Remove from heat, Let cool.
  • Grind into a powder using either a mortar with a pestle or coffee/spice grinder. 
  • Store in a tight container.
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