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Southern Sri Lankan Stir-fry

Southern Sri Lankan Stir-fry

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups cooked heritage red rice Rathu Kekulu, use cold rice cooked the day before so the grains stay separate
  • 1 cup oyster mushrooms torn into bite-sized strips
  • 1 medium purple sweet potato peeled, cut into small 1cm cubes, and steamed until just tender
  • 1 cup grated carrot
  • ½ cup white radish Labu, cut into thin matchsticks
  • 3-4 spring onions finely chopped, keeping the white bases and green tops separate
  • 2-3 green chillies thinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp chopped ginger
  • 1 tbsp chopped garlic
  • 1 sprig fresh curry leaves
  • 1 inch pandan leaf, Rampe
  • 1 ½ tsp freshly crushed black pepper
  • ½ tsp Sri Lankan roasted curry powder optional
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil or vegetable oil
  • Sea salt to taste

How to make it
 

  1. Fry the aromatics: Heat the coconut oil in a large pan or wok over medium-high heat. Add the curry leaves, pandan leaf, green chillies, and the chopped white bases of the spring onions. Stir-fry for 1 minute until fragrant.
  2. Add the spices: Stir in the garlic and ginger, crushed black pepper, roasted curry powder, and a pinch of salt. Cook for about 30 seconds, stirring constantly to prevent the garlic from burning.
  3. Cook the mushrooms and radish: Turn the heat up to high. Add the oyster mushrooms and white radish to the pan. Stir-fry rapidly for 2–3 minutes until the mushrooms begin to brown and the radish softens slightly but stays crisp.
  4. Mix in the remaining vegetables: Add the steamed purple sweet potato cubes and the grated carrot. Toss gently for 1 minute to coat them in the spiced oil, taking care not to mash the sweet potato.
  5. Fry the rice: Break up any clumps in your cold red rice, then add it to the pan. Using a flat spatula, toss and fold the rice continuously on high heat for 3–4 minutes until the grains are hot and evenly coated.
  6. Finish and serve: Taste the rice and add more salt or black pepper if desired. Turn off the heat, stir in the green tops of the spring onions, and serve hot.

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