Sri Lankan Chicken Curry Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds
• 8 curry leaves
• 2 medium, thinly sliced onions
• 6 cloves, finely chopped garlic
• a thumb-sized piece, finely chopped ginger
• 1 ½ tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tsp mild chilli powder
• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 2, peeled and chopped tomatoes
• 6 pods, cracked cardamom
• 5, cracked cloves
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 1 stick, bruised lemongrass
• 5cm piece (optional) pandan leaf
• 8 skinless chicken thighs
• 400ml tin coconut milk
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 4 pods, seeds extracted and shells discarded cardamom
• 1 tsp basmati rice
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp black peppercorns
• 1 tsp black mustard seeds
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 4 cloves