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           "A taste of Sri Lanka"
           By Indra Jayasekera
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    450 g  Onion

      6    Garlic cloves

      2 sl Ginger

      4    Cardamom

      4    Clove

    100 ml Oil

     50 g  Tamarind

    100 ml Coconut milk, thin

    1/2 ts Chile powder

      2 ts Paprika

     10 g  Fish, Maldives or

     50 g  Prawns, dried

           Curry leaf sprigs
      1    Lime, juice of

      5 cg Cinnamon stick

    100 ml Coconut milk, thick

      2 ts Salt

      2 ts Sugar

  ===========================> Directions <========================
  Slice the onions finely and chop the garlic and ginger. Bruise the
  cardamoms and cloves. Heat the oil in pan and fry the onions, garlic and
  ginger.  When golden brown remove, drain and set on one side. Drain excess
  oil from the pan. Squeeze the tamarind into the thin coconut milk and add
  to the pan together with the chile powder, paprika powder, maldives fish,
  curry leaves, lime juice, cinnamon stick, Coconut milk, thick and salt.
  Heat and allow to simmer for 5-8 minutes.
  Add the fried onion, garlic and ginger and cook for a further 2 - 3
  minutes. Stir in the sugar and remove from  the  heat.
  Discard cinnamon stick before serving.
  =======================> Notes and Credits <=====================
  Note: If maldives fish are not available,  wash and soak the dried prawns
  until they are soft, then stir fry in oil before using. ISBN #962 224 010 0