Sri Lankan-style chicken chopped wrap

This Sri Lankan-style chicken chopped wrap was inspired by the traditional shredded roti wraps you find in the street food markets of Sri Lanka. The aromatic and tasty dish was supposedly invented by tea estate workers in the central hills of the island, but it’s now pretty much a national dish.

Ingredients (makes 2)     

1tbsp groundnut oil

2 Mission Deli Wholemeal wraps, shredded

4 curry leaves

1tsp fenugreek

1tsp ground cumin

1tsp coriander seed

A thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled and minced

1 clove of garlic,

1 green chilli, finely sliced

1 carrot, peeled and julienned

¼ white cabbage, shredded

250g leftover roast chicken

3 spring onions, finely sliced

Two eggs, cracked and forked through

Small bunch of fresh coriander, to serve

Lime wedges, to serve

For the curry sauce:

1/2 tin coconut milk

2tsp curry powder

1tbsp soy

1tbsp tomato paste

Method

Heat a frying pan over a medium to high heat and toast the spices and curry leaves for a couple of minutes, until just browning and smelling aromatic.

Transfer to a pestle and mortar with a pinch of salt and grind. Add in the ginger and garlic and pulse until you have a paste. Stir together the ingredients for the curry sauce and have all your ingredients ready. Heat the wok over a high heat and add half the groundnut oil.

Fry the wraps until they are starting to dry out and brown around the edges. Remove to a plate.

Add the rest of the oil to the wok, followed by the spice paste and move it around the wok. Add the chilli, carrot, cabbage and chicken and stir-fry for five minutes before adding the wrap. Stir to combine and then add egg and spring onions. Stir-fry for two more minutes, distributing the egg, then add a ladleful or two of the curry sauce, stirring vigorously until the sauce is distributed and the mix is starting to dry.

Serve garnished with the coriander and wedges of lime.

Recipe courtesy of Mission Deli