Sri Lankan Dry Potato Curry Recipe
Chili Potato is one of Sri Lanka's most popular delicacies
Ingredients
- 500 g Potatoes
- 1 inch Cinnamon bark
- 8 cloves Garlic
- 1 Onion thinly sliced
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
- 2 tsp Red Chili Powder
- 2 tbsp Chili Flakes
- 1 tsp Aba (Mustard Seed)
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 2 tsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tbsp Oil
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Boil the potatoes. Peel the skin and cut it into big cubes and keep it aside.
- Grind the garlic. keep aside.
- Put a pan on the stove and add a little oil.
- Once the oil is hot add the cinnamon stick, mustard seeds, and curry leaves and let it crackle.
- Add the crushed garlic. let it infuse the flavor into the oil. Add sliced onions and saute until it turns translucent.
- Add the turmeric powder, red chili powder, and red chili flakes and mix well. Now, add the boiled and cubed potatoes,
- season with salt and mix well. Let the potato mix slow cook with the spices for 10 minutes
- Once the potatoes are fully coated with the spices and have come together, add in the lemon juice, mix well and turn off the heat.