Best Chicken Ceylon Style Sri Lanka Recipes

Chicken Ceylon Style (Sri Lanka) image

Provided by ElaineAnn

Categories Chicken

Time 1h40m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon garlic powder
2 -2 1/2 lbs fryer chickens, cut in pieces
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons oleo
2 onions, chopped fine
1 1/2 tablespoons salt
1/2 tablespoon ginger
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 tablespoon cornstarch

Steps:

Mix buttermilk and garlic powder in bowl. Add chicken and let marinate 2 hours or more. Baste and turn often.
Melt butter in a deep skillet and saute onions 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
Meanwhile, mix salt, ginger, curry and cornstarch together in a small bowl and sprinkle over onions, stirring until well blended.
Drain the chicken (reserve the buttermilk) and cook the chicken in the same skillet until lightly browned. Stir in buttermilk. Cover and cook over low heat 1 1/2 hours or until chicken is tender. Baste frequently.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 441.9, Fat 25, SaturatedFat 8.4, Cholesterol 145, Sodium 1948.1, Carbohydrate 8.7, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 3.6, Protein 43.5

Sri Lanka Coconut-Yogurt Chicken over Rice Sticks image

Provided by SkipperSy

Time 1h15m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 21

1 (3 1/2 lb) whole chickens
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
1/4 teaspoon chili pepper flakes
3 cardamom seeds, remove husks
1/2 inch cinnamon stick
1 garlic clove, minced
1/8 teaspoon turmeric
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 -2 tablespoon curry powder, for the chicken (Optional , 1 tablespoon ,or more)
1 tablespoon curry powder, for the rice sticks (Optional, 1 tablespoon (or more)
1 inch piece fresh ginger, remove skin and chopped up
2 small tomatoes
1/2 cup coconut milk
1/4 cup yogurt
7 ounces rice sticks (2 packets)
14 1/2 ounces chicken stock, can
1 orange, cut up into slides
6 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon ghee

Steps:

Cut chicken up into bite size pieces removing the skin, fat and discarding the backbone. Use a folk to hold the tomato and then over a flame, which will cause the.
skin to blister. then remove the skin. Do the same with the second tomato and then chop both tomatoes up.
Cooking Instructions-.
In a big pot add 3 tablespoons oil and 1 tablespoon gee. Add the onion, fennel seeds, pepper flakes, cardamom seeds, cinnamon stick, garlic, turmeric, salt, paprika, ½ teaspoon curry powder (or more to taste), ginger, chopped tomatoes. Cook and stir until the onions are a nice brown.
Add the coconut milk and yogurt. Stir until smooth.
Add the chicken pieces and toss.
Cook uncovered, stirring from time-to-time for about 1 hour... until the sauce is reduced to a thick consistency.
While the chicken is cooking (15 minutes before it is finished), in a big wok add the can of chicken broth and bring to a boil. When boiling turn off the heat and add the rice sticks. Toss with a folk to loosen up the strands. Let sit for about 5 plus minutes. Remove into a colander.
In the dried wok, add 3 tablespoons oil and ½ teaspoon curry powder (or more to taste). Add the rice sticks, toss with a folk to loosen the strands and cook to "al dente".
Remove the rice sticks to a nice size plate and spread out.
Add the chicken pieces in the center and with the sauce on top.
Add slices of orange around the edges of the plate.
Serve and enjoy!