Lamprais

Ingredients

• •Rice
• •Chicken
• •Beef
• •Frikkadels (meatballs)
• •Eggplant
• •Onion
• •Tamarind
• •Banana leaf
• •Cinnamon
• •Cardamom

Steps

1. 1Cook a mixed meat curry of chicken and beef with cinnamon, cardamom, and other warming spices, simmering until the meat is tender and the sauce is thick.
2. 2Separately shape a spiced ground meat mixture into small meatballs, called frikkadels, and shallow fry them until browned on all sides.
3. 3Fry sliced eggplant in oil until soft and lightly caramelized, then set it aside.
4. 4Make a tangy onion and tamarind relish by cooking sliced onion in a sour, spiced tamarind sauce until jammy.
5. 5Cook rice in the reserved stock from the meat curry so the grains take on a rich, savory flavor and light brown color.
6. 6Lay a square of banana leaf flat and place a portion of the flavored rice in the center.
7. 7Arrange spoonfuls of the meat curry, a couple of frikkadels, the fried eggplant, and a little of the onion relish on top of the rice.
8. 8Fold the banana leaf over the filling into a secure parcel, securing it with a toothpick or string, then bake or steam the parcels for about twenty minutes so the flavors meld together before unwrapping and serving.