{"id":1025,"date":"2019-02-11T21:35:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T21:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fivestarhikes.com\/?p=1025"},"modified":"2019-02-11T21:53:02","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T21:53:02","slug":"sri-lankan-chicken-curry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivestarhikes.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/11\/sri-lankan-chicken-curry\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lankan Chicken Curry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A different take on chicken curry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made this one on the 2nd evening of my recent section hike, as the sun was setting over Farles’ Prairie in the Ocala National Forest. I had a fellow hiker with me in camp that night, and it was cruel to cook up something that smelled this good in front of a stranger…..so I shared. A little. John claimed it was tremendous. I certainly had no trouble scarfing all of my share down. It’s enough for one hungry hiker for sure, but you could stretch it to feed 2 with a little more rice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a couple of unusual ingredients, but you can find them both on Amazon. Sri Lankan curry powder is one of them- it’s a slightly different blend, and it’s toasted, which accounts for the relativey dark color of the dish. You’ll also need dried curry leaves. And per usual, a couple of fresh ingredients for which you can substitute the dehydrated equivalent if you don’t mind sacrificing some flavor and becoming a fountain of flatulence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what it all looked like before I got started (the Sangria was my choice to accompany the meal but isn’t an ingredient).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All of that minus the fresh stuff only weighed 9.9 oz!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INGREDIENTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 small onion, diced<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 cloves of garlic, minced<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 slices of ginger root, minced<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 packet of ghee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 packet of olive oil or coconut oil<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 curry leaves and 1″ of a cinnamon stick in a mini ziploc<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 1\/2 TB Sri Lankan curry powder in mini ziploc<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 packet of sea salt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1\/2 tsp cayenne and 1\/2 TB paprika in a mini ziploc<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 cup of freeze-dried chunk chicken in snack-sized ziploc (splash with water a few minutes before using)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1\/4 cup dehydrated tomato dices in snack-sized ziploc (splash with water a few minutes before using)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 tsp brown sugar in mini ziploc<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 tsp of apple cider vinegar in a mini dropper bottle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1\/2 package of Chao Thai coconut milk powder in snack-sized ziploc)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1\/2 cup basmati rice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIRECTIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Make rice using 1 cup of water. Set aside in pot cozy or similar when done.<\/li>
  2. Saute onion in ghee and oil until translucent, than add garlic and ginger for 1 additional minute.<\/li>
  3. Mix in all spices for another minute.<\/li>
  4. Add chicken, tomato, salt, brown sugar along with 1\/4 cup of water, mix over heat for another 2-3 minutes.<\/li>
  5. Add coconut milk powder and apple cider vinegar along with 2-4 oz. of water. Bring to a boil then simmer covered for about 10 minutes. Less water will yield a thicker sauce; more water means you can stretch it further using additional rice.<\/li>
  6. Serve over rice. <\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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