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Title: SRI LANKA NELUM ALA (CURRIED LOTUS ROOT)
Categories: Vegetables, Vegetarian, Main dish
Yield: 1 Servings

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"A taste of Sri Lanka"
By Indra Jayasekera

======== NELUM ALA (CURRIED LOTUS ROO ========
225 g Lotus root
2 Tomatoes
1 Chile, fresh
25 g Shallots
Curry leaf sprigs
1/2 ts Fenugreek
1/2 ts Salt
250 ml Coconut milk, thick
1/4 ts Turmeric
1/4 ts Chile powder
1/2 ts Paprika
25 g Ghee
1 ts Curry powder

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Wash and cut the lotus root into small pieces. Slice the tomatoes,
chile and shallots. Place the lotus root in a pan and add the tomato,
chile, curry leaves fenugreek, salt, coconut milk, turmeric, chile
powder and paprika and cook for about 10 minutes In a frying pan heat
25 g ghee and when sizzling add the shallots and fry until
transparent. Pour in the lotus root curry, add the curry powder and
cook for a further 2 minutes.

ISBN #962 224 010 0