World Flavors Cookbook

Lamprais

Name: Lamprais
Cook time: 60 min
Cuisine: Sri Lanka
Ingredients: basmati rice, mixed meat curry (beef, pork, lamb), frikkadels (meatballs), seeni sambol, blachan (shrimp paste), ash plantain, boiled egg, banana leaves

A Dutch Burgher-influenced dish consisting of rice, meat curry, seeni sambol, and other sides, all wrapped in a banana leaf and baked.

Cuisine: Sri Lanka

Ingredients

basmati rice, mixed meat curry (beef, pork, lamb), frikkadels (meatballs), seeni sambol, blachan (shrimp paste), ash plantain, boiled egg, banana leaves

Instructions

Prepare rice and all accompaniments separately. Place a portion of rice in the center of a softened banana leaf. Add meat curry, meatballs, sambol, and other sides. Wrap the leaf into a packet. Steam or bake for 30-40 minutes to infuse the flavors.