Sri Lankan Fenugreek Dal

In Sri Lankan English-language terms, this curious and appealing dish is sometimes referred to as a “gravy,” and that’s a good description. It has a gravylike consistency, like a sauce for pasta, and a taste of familiarity, of comfort food, even to someone who didn’t grow up in Sri Lanka. This is an old-style version of the dish called kirihodi, made with a relatively large proportion of fenugreek that simmers in a sauce flavored with curry leaves and smoothed with coconut milk. More