It is hot . But as Sri Lankans, we always like to eat spicy & hot food. So chili pastes add some extra taste to our food.
One method of having chili is as ‘Deep fried dry Chili’
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| Deep Fried Dry Chili |
Deep fried chili is matching with rice & curry.
Sri Lankan style Chili Paste or ‘Lunu Miris’ always match with Roti & Milk rice.
Lunu Miris
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| Lunu Miris (Sri Lankan Chili Paste) |
INGREDIENTS:
2 medium onions – sliced
4 tablespoons Maldive fish
2 tablespoons red dry chili pieces
1 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
2 tablespoons lime juice
salt – to tasteDIRECTIONS:
2 medium onions – sliced
4 tablespoons Maldive fish
2 tablespoons red dry chili pieces
1 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
2 tablespoons lime juice
salt – to tasteDIRECTIONS:
Mix all ingredients except lime & grind well.
Then add lime juice.
Taste for salt
Following is a method of preparing chili paste with fresh red chili.
Chili Paste with fresh red chili
Ingredients :
1 Lime (and zest)
1 fresh red chili, or more to taste
1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
Instructions :
Grind all together for a fine paste
Chili Paste with Shimp
Ingredients :
§ 2 tea spoon chili pieces, or more to taste
§ 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
§ 2 tea spoon dry shrimps
§ 1 tea spoon oil
§ 1 tea spoon sugar
§ 1 tea spoon Ginger/garlic paste
§ 1 tbl spoon Tomato sause
Instructions :
Grind shrimp for a fine paste
Heat oil ,Add garlic/ginger paste.
Whe it is fried,add shrimp paste.Then Chill pieces.& mix well.
When the colour turns in to brown,Add sugar & salt.
Finally add tomato sause & remove from heat.
This chili paste is fine with fried rice.
Chili Paste with Dry Chili
Ingredients :
§ 1 Lime (and zest)
§ 2 tea spoon chili pieces, or more to taste
§ 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
Instructions :
Grind all together for a fine paste.Lime zest will give an additional taste.
Chili Paste for Fried rice
Recipe: Chili Paste
Ingredients :
§ 2 tea spoon chili pieces, or more to taste
§ 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
§ 2 tea spoon dry shrimps
§ 1 tea spoon oil
§ 1 tea spoon sugar
§ 1 tea spoon Ginger/garlic paste
§ 1 tbl spoon Tomato sause
Instructions :
Grind shrimp for a fine paste
Heat oil ,Add garlic/ginger paste.
Whe it is fried,add shrimp paste.Then Chill pieces.& mix well.
When the colour turns in to brown,Add sugar & salt.
Finally add tomato sause & remove from heat.
This chili paste is fine with fried rice.
4 comments
Wow! Is that last chili paste what you usually get served as a side-dish when you buy fried rice, vegetables noodles, biryani etc. at the restaurants in Sri Lanka? I have been wondering how you make those chili pastes and thought that maybe it’s something they get readymade at the Chinese stores or so. Thanks for this post, Amy. You have a lot of interesting dishes in your blog.
hi,yes.the last one is the chili paste which we recieve when buying fried rice etc.Few years ago I found the recipe from a Sri Lankan news paper & tried.Until today I prepare this for fried rice & oops now I have become an expert for this:) Also can prepare some more & keep in the fridge.If you prepare this,keep all ingredients around as shrimp turn brown faster…
My srilankan friend never shared this chiili paste receipe as I asked her multiple times when I had food there. thanks for sharing and I will give them a surprise by making it…
thanks for the comment,hope you will try & make your friends surprised! 🙂
Do you have a blog?I love to see,if so.But cant find a link from your profile…