Lamprais

Name: Lamprais
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Sri Lanka
Ingredients: 400g short-grain rice; 600ml chicken stock; 200g chicken curry; 100g seeni sambol caramelised onion; 4 frikkadels spiced meatballs; blachan sambol to include; banana leaves softened for wrapping

Sri Lanka

The cuisine of the Sri Lankan Burgher community. The name comes from the Dutch lomprijst meaning a lump of rice.

Dutch-influenced rice and accompaniments wrapped in banana leaves and baked — a complete meal in a fragrant parcel. A Burgher community treasure.

Photo: Dan arndt

Prep

60 mins

Cook

45 mins

Difficulty

Hard

Calories

420 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

400gshort-grain rice

600mlchicken stock

200gchicken curry

100gseeni sambol caramelised onion

4frikkadels spiced meatballs

blachan sambolto include

banana leavessoftened for wrapping

Method

Cook rice in stock with pandan and lemongrass. Prepare all accompaniments separately.

Divide rice and accompaniments onto banana leaves. Add a frikkadel and sambols to each parcel.

Wrap tightly. Bake at 180°C for 30 minutes.

Chef's Tip

All components must be ready before assembly — lamprais is built, not cooked in one pan.

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