Sri Lankan sour fish curry

 

SRI LANKAN SOUR FISH CURRY

 

                            

A must-try Sri Lankan sour fish curry . Made with goraka and black peper not only gives the fish sour fish curry a unique taste but is also a method of preserving it. 

I had Amulthiyal at an almsgiving and let me tell you something , I simply relished every single morsel of the blackened fish I was served.  Wherever the recipe originated on the island, you have to admit. Its definitely Sri Lanka but its is what I would like to categorize as a Sinhalese dish.

Ambulthiyal is the Sinhalese word for a very distinct fish curry. Its cooked using a spice blend that turns the outer part of the fish black in color. "Ambul" actually means sour hence the name " sour fish " 

The type of fish to make the sour fish 

• kelawella ( yellowfin tuna)
•  Balaya ( skipjack tuna ) 
• Thalapath ( sailfish)