Basic Sri Lankan curry recipe

[Sophie*]

This is a basic recipe - I'm sorry it's not very specific, it's a very old family recipe.

meat (any kind)
corresp. meat stock - 1 cube with dissolved in a little water
large onion
4/5 cloves garlic
tomatoes, chopped (1 tin or a couple fresh)
tsp ginger
tsp chilli
1/2 tsp salt
1sp dried cumin to 2sp coriander (to taste)
tsp turmeric
creamed coconut (or 1 tim coconut milk)

Chop the onion and fry with the meat, without oil.
Throw in all of the spices together and fry for a minute (the longer you fry, the hotter it will be).
Add the chopped tomatoes with juice.
Add dissolved stock and allow to simmer
(You can add cubed potatos at this point if you wish)
Add coconut to thicken.

NB. for an Inidan style curry, add garam masala with the spices, and substitute coconut for yoghurt (you have to reduce the curry first though!)