Prakash K. Sivanathan, Niranjala M. Ellawala

Dhel

Name: Dhel
Yield: Serves 4, as a side dish
Cuisine: Sri Lankan
Ingredients: ¼ tsp ground coriander; ½ tsp ground cumin; 300 ml (10½ fl oz/1¼ cups) water; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 2.5 cm (1-inch) piece of rampe (pandan) leaf; 1 green chilli, sliced with seeds; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 8 fresh curry leaves; ¼ tsp Bathapu Thuna Paha (curry powder); ¼ tsp Bathapu Thuna Paha (curry powder); 1 tsp salt; 250 ml (9 fl oz/generous 1 cup) coconut milk; 2 tbsp oil; 400 g breadfruit (1 lb 2 oz) (about ½ a fruit); 1 medium onion, finely sliced; ½ tsp cumin seeds; 400 g breadfruit (1 lb 2 oz) (about ½ a fruit)

Preparation info

Serves
4
, as a side dish

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sri Lanka

By Prakash K. Sivanathan and Niranjala M. Ellawala

Published 2017

About

Ingredients

400 g breadfruit (1 lb 2 oz) (about ½ a

Asia
Sri Lanka
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Cut the breadfruit through the middle lengthways. Then cut each half into two pieces again lengthways. Cut off the hard green skin and remove the slightly spongy centre of the fruit. Chop them into 2.5 cm (1-inch