Thibattu Mallung
Turkey berries stirfry with coconut is a delicious warm salad from the Srilankan menu.
Equipment
- mortar pestle
- wok
- Knife
- ladle
Ingredients
- 1 cup turkey berry
- 1/2 small red onion finely chopped
- 1 red chilli sliced
- 10 curry leaves
- salt to taste
- 1 pinch turmeric powder
- 1/4 tsp curry powder Srilankan curry powder, Store bought.
- 1 small piece pandan leaf
- 1/4 cup grated coconut
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/4 cup drinking water
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
Instructions
- Wash the turkey berries and remove them from the stalk.
- Smash the berries with the mortar and pestle. Set it aside.
- Finely chop the red onions and the chillies, set aside till use.
- In a wok heat the coconut oil and add the mustard seeds.
- As they crackle add the curry leaves, red onion chopped and the chillies.
- Stirfry the onions till they are translucent.
- Add the turkey berries and stirfry till they blister on the skin.
- Add the pandan leaves, the salt and the turmeric with 1/4 cup water.
- Cover and cook till the berries are soft.
- Sprinkle the curry powder, the grated coconut and stirfry till all the water dries up.
- Add the lemon juice and mix well.
- Remove from heat and the stirfry is ready.
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