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Sri Lankan Lamprais Banana Leaf Rice

斯里蘭卡香蕉葉焗飯

Sri Lankan Lamprais Banana Leaf Rice — finished dish

Total time: 190 min
Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 4 servings

Recipe overview

Stock-cooked rice, chicken-beef curry, spiced eggplant, sweet onion and small meatballs are packed separately in banana leaves and baked.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

400 g white rice
350 g boneless chicken thigh
350 g boneless beef
250 g minced beef
2 pieces eggplant
3 pieces onions
4 large sheets banana leaves
700 ml chicken stock

Spiced rice

4 pods cardamom pods
1 stick cinnamon

Chicken-beef curry

3 tbsp Sri Lankan curry powder
250 ml coconut milk
1 tsp salt

Eggplant and onion sides

3 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp neutral oil

Sri Lankan Lamprais Banana Leaf Rice — ingredients

02

Tools

rice cooker
deep pot
frying pan
oven
tray
food thermometer
tongs
cutting board
kitchen knife
wooden spoon

Sri Lankan Lamprais Banana Leaf Rice — tools

03

Steps

Sri Lankan Lamprais Banana Leaf Rice — Rinse rice and cut chicken and beef into small pieces

Step 1

Rinse rice and cut chicken and beef into small pieces

Rinse rice and cut chicken and beef into small pieces.

Sri Lankan Lamprais Banana Leaf Rice — Heat stock with cardamom and cinnamon

Step 2

Heat stock with cardamom and cinnamon

Heat stock with cardamom and cinnamon.

Sri Lankan Lamprais Banana Leaf Rice — Cook rice in spiced stock until done and separate

Step 3

Cook rice in spiced stock until done and separate

Cook rice in spiced stock until done and separate.

Sri Lankan Lamprais Banana Leaf Rice — Slice one onion and fry with curry powder until fragrant

Step 4

Slice one onion and fry with curry powder until fragrant

Slice one onion and fry with curry powder until fragrant.

Sri Lankan Lamprais Banana Leaf Rice — Add chicken and beef; sear until surfaces change colour

Step 5

Add chicken and beef; sear until surfaces change colour

Add chicken and beef; sear until surfaces change colour.

Sri Lankan Lamprais Banana Leaf Rice — Add coconut milk and simmer until tender; chicken must reach 75°C

Step 6

Add coconut milk and simmer until tender; chicken must reach 75°C

Add coconut milk and simmer until tender; chicken must reach 75°C.

Sri Lankan Lamprais Banana Leaf Rice — Shape mince into 12 small meatballs and pan-fry fully

Step 7

Shape mince into 12 small meatballs and pan-fry fully

Shape mince into 12 small meatballs and pan-fry fully.

Sri Lankan Lamprais Banana Leaf Rice — Dice and soften eggplant; add vinegar and a little sugar

Step 8

Dice and soften eggplant; add vinegar and a little sugar

Dice and soften eggplant; add vinegar and a little sugar.

Sri Lankan Lamprais Banana Leaf Rice — Slice remaining onions and slowly cook until caramelised

Step 9

Slice remaining onions and slowly cook until caramelised

Slice remaining onions and slowly cook until caramelised.

Sri Lankan Lamprais Banana Leaf Rice — Wash and dry banana leaves; warm briefly until flexible

Step 10

Wash and dry banana leaves; warm briefly until flexible

Wash and dry banana leaves; warm briefly until flexible.

Sri Lankan Lamprais Banana Leaf Rice — Put rice on each leaf; arrange curry, eggplant, onion and meatballs separately; fold tightly

Step 11

Put rice on each leaf; arrange curry, eggplant, onion and meatballs separately; fold tightly

Put rice on each leaf; arrange curry, eggplant, onion and meatballs separately; fold tightly.

Sri Lankan Lamprais Banana Leaf Rice — Bake parcels at 180°C for 20 minutes until piping hot; unwrap to eat

Step 12

Bake parcels at 180°C for 20 minutes until piping hot; unwrap to eat

Bake parcels at 180°C for 20 minutes until piping hot; unwrap to eat.

Common mistakes

Unwashed or unwarmed leaves tear; keep raw-chicken tools off cooked rice; parcel centres must be hot.

Tips

Lamprais has many side components; this home version retains stock rice, mixed-meat curry, eggplant, onion and meatballs in separate portions.