🇱🇰 Sri Lanka recipe
Dal Curry
Dal curry, known locally as parippu or dhal, is the soul of Sri Lankan home cooking. It appears at virtually every meal, a creamy, golden lentil curry enriched with coconut milk and perfumed with curry leaves and pandan. Unlike Indian dal, which can vary widely, Sri Lankan dal curry has a signature flavor profile defined by roasted curry powder, coconut milk, and a temper of mustard seeds, cumin, and dried chilies that sizzles on top just before serving.
Prep10 mins
Cook30 mins
Serves4
Difficultyeasy
Ingredients
- 250g red lentils (masoor dal), rinsed
- 400ml coconut milk
- 250ml water
- 1 medium onion, finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic, sliced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
- 2 green chilies, slit lengthwise
- 1 pandan leaf, knotted (or 1 bay leaf as substitute)
- 10 fresh curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 tablespoon Sri Lankan roasted curry powder
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 dried red chilies
- 1 small onion or 2 shallots, thinly sliced (for temper)
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 285
- Protein
- 14 g
- Carbs
- 34 g
- Fat
- 10 g
