Sri Lankans who hail from an exotic island that is gifted with a wide array of natural resources have their own way of preparing unique Sri Lankan delicacies. Fish Ambul Thiyal too is a unique, authentic Sri Lankan dish that is quite popular among the Sinhalese. This is indeed a must-try Sri Lankan dish and we are certain that it will not fail to fascinate you! Also, this is a renowned means of preserving food. Enjoy!
Note: You will need a large clay pot to prepare this dish.
Ingredients
- Banana leaves are to be placed at the bottom of the clay pot
- Fish (Kelawalla or Balaya) 500 g
- Ginger ½ tbsp. (Grated)
- Black pepper 2 tbsp.
- Goraka / brindle berry 5 pieces
- Garlic cloves 5 (grated)
- Cardamom pods 2
- Rampe leaves 2 inches
- Curry leaves 5-8 leaves
- Cloves 4
- Salt to taste
- Chilli powder1 ½ tsp.
- Turmeric powder ½ tsp.
- Water as required
Method
- First, place the banana leaves in a large clay pot and set them aside.
- Wash the fish and cut them into chunks as required and make sure that they do not crowd in the pan.
- To make the goraka paste, you need to soak the goraka/ brindle berry in water for around 7 minutes and grind them into a smooth paste.
- Now you can make the spice paste by grinding cardamom, curry leaves, cloves, rampe leaves, chilli powder, turmeric powder, garlic, pepper and ginger together.
- Combine the spice paste and the goraka paste with the rest of the ingredients and add salt as required.
- Now, you may marinate the cut chunks with the above paste in a large bowl and set aside for around 20 minutes.
- Take the prepared clay pot and add in the marinated fish.
- You need to add water in a way that it covers all chunks of fish.
- Now, you can cook the fish over low fire.
- Do not use a spoon or mix the fish as it gets cooked. Instead, you can shake the pot carefully by holding it from either side.
- Let it simmer for a while and let the water gets dried up completely
- When the fish turns dark and takes a blackish hue, remove the pot from the fire and set it aside to cool off.
- You may serve it with white rice or bread. (aayubo)
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