Stephen’s Sri Lankan fish curry with yellow rice and sambal recipe on Friday Night Feast

Stephen Mangan and Jamie Oliver served up a tasty Sri Lankan fish curry with yellow rice and a sambal pickle on Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast.

The ingredients are: 35 g goraka , or 2 tablespoons tamarind paste, 1 clove of garlic, 2 cm piece of ginger, ½ a pandan leaf, 1 large pinch of ground cinnamon, ½ a teaspoon ground black pepper, 20 fresh curry leaves, 300 g yellowfin tuna , from sustainable sources, 2 banana leaves and dried red chilli flakes , optional.

For the sambal: 2 ripe tomatoes, 1 fresh green chilli, ½ a fresh coconut and 2 limes.

For the rice: ½ an onion, 1 clove of garlic, 1 small knob of unsalted butter, 2 pandan leaves, 10 curry leaves, 1 small pinch of ground turmeric and 1 builder’s mug basmati rice , (150g).


See Jamie’s recipes in his book titled: Jamie’s Friday Night Feast Cookbook available from Amazon now.