Hidden Kitchens of Sri Lanka by Bree Hutchins

Categories: Beverages / drinks (no-alcohol); Sri Lankan
Ingredients: cinnamon stick; cloves; black peppercorns; ginger; fennel seeds; jaggery powder; green cardamom pods; full-cream milk; Ceylon tea leaves
Accompaniments: Kokis

Notes about this book

mjes on May 21, 2021

Boiled Egg Curry (pg 107) - a smashingly good coconut based curry for hard boiled eggs. I had no pandanus leaves (as if I ever do) but I had pandanus extract to use for a bit of the flavor. For the spice blend (Manike's thuna paha pg. 153), I omitted the pandanus leaves and used frozen curry leaves (a 40 mile trip for one ingredient wasn't in the cards). While the curry ingredients are standard, the proportions produced a curry sauce absolutely perfect for the eggs. No, I didn't get truly free-range, forage for your own food, flavorful eggs - I got the "free-range" available at my local market. Definitely a repeatable recipe hidden inside one of my favorite cookbooks for reading.
mjes on May 21, 2021

Ginger & Coriander Tea (pg. 62) - yes this is a simple infusion of fresh ginger and coriander seeds. Certainly not my favorite hot drink but a pleasant, uncommon accompaniment for the egg curry.

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