DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Ambul Thiyal
Kingfish in a reduced goraka-and-spice coating with curry leaves and pandan.
About Ambul Thiyal
Berrychik presents ambul thiyal as a traditional Sri Lankan sour, dry-style fish curry. Its current kingfish version combines goraka paste and spices, with curry leaves lining the clay pot and pandan above the fish.
Goraka gives the characteristic tang, while black pepper, chilli, ginger and garlic add heat and aromatic depth. Fenugreek, turmeric, curry powder, cinnamon and cardamom complete the seasoning, with coconut oil as the cooking fat.
Chunks of fish carry a concentrated coating as the liquid reduces. Rice and a creamy coconut-based dhal are offered among the publisher’s possible serving combinations.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Ambul Thiyal
Berrychik’s Sri Lankan kingfish ambul thiyal.
- Coconut oilCooking medium · Curry
- Minced gingerAromatic · Paste
- Minced garlicAromatic · Paste
- Ground black pepperSeasoning · Paste
- Fenugreek seedsSeasoning · Paste
- Turmeric powderSeasoning · Paste and fish
- Chilli powderSeasoning · Paste
- Curry powderSeasoning · Paste
- Cinnamon stickSeasoning · Paste
- Cardamom podsSeasoning · Paste
- GorakaSeasoning · Paste
- SaltSeasoning · Paste and fish
- KingfishProtein · Curry
- Curry leaves with stemsAromatic · Pot lining
- Green chilliSeasoning · Curry
- Pandan leafAromatic · Curry
- WaterLiquid · Goraka soaking and paste
- RiceAccompaniment · Serving · Optional
- Creamy coconut-based dhalAccompaniment · Serving · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Coconut oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Selected current listed coconut oil, not earlier olive oil.
- Minced ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method calls ginger-garlic paste; extra additives not invented.
- Minced garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method calls ginger-garlic paste; extra additives not invented.
- Ground black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader black-pepper link; powdered form.
- Fenugreek seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Turmeric powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader turmeric link; powdered form and shared allocation.
- Chilli powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Full blend formula unspecified.
- Curry powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Full blend formula unspecified.
- Cinnamon stick: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit current form.
- Cardamom pods: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader cardamom link; colour/type unspecified.
- Goraka: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Current source names Garcinia gummi-gutta; no tamarind substitution.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Kingfish: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Common name only; exact species not specified.
- Curry leaves with stems: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Narrative includes stems; broader leaf link.
- Green chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pandan leaf: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit current form.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Same soaking liquid reserved and reused.
- Rice (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Source named rice serving; earlier cooking formula unspecified.
- Creamy coconut-based dhal (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named offered compound, full formula unknown; no dairy inferred from creamy.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Sri Lanka
- Sri LankaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Sri Lankan Cuisine
- Sri Lankan CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.