Spicy Sri Lankan Fish Curry (Malu Mirisata)
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Malu Mirisata (spicy Sri Lankan fish curry) has more of a chili flavor and it's a favorite method of cooking fish in
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. The dish is popular around the country and mostly in seaboard area where fish and other
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is used in some variations of this dish. This can be usually served with rice, bread or
string hoppers Idiyappam ( ta, இடியப்பம்/இடியாப்பம், Malayalam: ഇടിയപ്പം), also known as string hopper, ''indiappa'' ( Sinhala: ඉඳිආප්ප), ''noolputtu'' ( ta, நூல்புட்டு, M ...
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History

This method of cooking fish has its origin in
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
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Preparation

This is a very simple method of cooking fish with chili as a flavor, and using only a few ingredients. This curry is also mass-produced for consumer purchase in packages such as cans and flexible pouches.


See also

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Fish curry (disambiguation) Fish curry may refer to: * Malabar matthi curry, an Indian dish * Fish head curry, a Singaporean dish where the head of an ''Ikan Merah'' (red snapper, literally "Red fish") is used * Machher Jhol (also called ''"Machher Ghonta"'') a traditional B ...
* Cuisine of Sri Lanka


References


External links

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et9QWrSSB-s {{Subject bar, portal1=Food, portal2=Sri Lanka Sri Lankan fish dishes Sri Lankan curries Fish dishes