Lamprais

Raaka-aineet

• 400 g basmati rice
• 500 ml beef or lamb stock
• 300 g ground beefKorvike: ground lamb
• 3 medium onions
• 2 medium ash plantainKorvike: green banana
• 2 tbsp dried shrimp paste
• 4 large pieces banana leavesKorvike: foil
• 2 pieces cinnamon stick
• 4 pods cardamom
• 4 pieces cloves
• 4 whole eggs
• 2 tbsp Sri Lankan curry powder

Ohjeet

1. 1

   Cook rice in meat stock with cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves until fragrant and fluffy.

2. 2

   Make frikkadels: mix ground beef with onion, spices, and egg. Shape into small balls and fry until golden.

3. 3

   Prepare ash plantain curry by simmering sliced plantain in coconut milk with curry powder.

4. 4

   Make blachan by frying shrimp paste with onion and chili until dark and aromatic.

5. 5

   Hard-boil eggs and halve.

6. 6

   Soften banana leaves over an open flame. Place a portion of rice in the center, top with frikkadels, plantain curry, blachan, and egg.

7. 7

   Wrap into neat parcels and bake at 180C for 20 minutes. Serve in the banana leaf.