Sri Lankan beetroot curry

This Sri Lankan Beetroot curry recipe is a real crowd pleaser. It's one of our favourite vegetarian/vegan curries bar none. 

With Boom's Ayubowan Sri Lankan Curry Kit Skip ahead to "Prep for curry". Go to Boom's Shop to pick up this kit.

Without Boom's Ayubowan Sri Lankan Curry Kit If you don't have our kit you will need to prepare the following: Whole spices 2 red finger chillies 🌶️ about a thumb length of cinnamon stick or cassia bark handful of fresh curry leaves 3 green cardamom 2 cloves  Sri Lankan spice mix - 3tsps. Ours contains a blend of Ground coriander Coarse ground black pepper Fennel Cumin Turmeric Chilli powder Ground ginger Paprika Ground cinnamon Mustard seeds Ground cardamom Ground clove Fenugreek 35g of coconut flour for an authentic dry dish or 200ml/7fl oz (half a normal tin) of coconut milk for a more saucy dish

Prep for curry

• you will need a frying pan or wide heavy-based pan with a lid
• 3 tbsp coconut oil or vegetable oil
• 4 beetroots - wash and peel and cut into thick matchsticks
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 3 large vine tomatoes chopped into smallish pieces
• 1 medium onion sliced into thin strips 
• A pinch of salt
• Small handful of fresh coriander (optional)
• Something to serve it with (rice/naan/chapati)

Method

1. Add 3 tbsp veg oil to your pan and turn hob up to a medium heat

Tip: throw in your cinnamon stick or cassia bark a little early and when you start to see tiny bubbles forming around the edge (of the the cinnamon stick) you know your oil is up to temperature and ready for the other whole spices. 

2. Add Boom Whole Spices and fry for 30 seconds

3. Add the sliced onion and fry for a few mins until soft

4. Add garlic and fry for a minute, then add the Boom Spice Mix and fry for 30 seconds.

Tip: make a little well in your onions so that your garlic and spice mix reach the heat of your pan. Make sure your spices and garlic fry a little in the oil but don't burn - you only extract flavours from spices when they are heated in fat/oil. If your sense of smell is okay you should be able to smell the aromas (sometimes a bit of wafting is needed). Once you can smell the aromas you're good to carry on. 

5. Add the beetroot then fry for a minute.

6. Add the tomatoes 🍅