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Tex Mex Brussels sprouts

Easy Chili Brussels Sprouts

Enjoy the heat of the chili Brussels sprouts with cashews.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Sri Lankan

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lb. Brussels sprouts
  • 5 dry red cayenne peppers crushed less if you like it less spicy
  • Cup of dried anchovies
  • 2 cups of cashews
  • One and half red onion sliced
  • Ginger garlic tablespoon each
  • 3 green chilies sliced
  • 5 Curry leaves
  • 1 tsp crushed whole coriander
  • 2 tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp crushed fennel seeds
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • ½ tsp mustard seed

Method
 

  1. Clean and deep fry dried anchovies and set aside to drain.
  2. Boil a pot of water with pinch of salt, turmeric, dried mango powder, onion powder to make a stock. Boil cashews until soft yet still firm. Drain and set aside.
  3. Wash and cut Brussels sprouts into quarters.
  4. Slice one red onion into thin slices.
  5. Dice ginger, garlic, and green chilies fine.
  6. Fry onions in oil, followed by curry leaves, green chili, ginger garlic fry for few seconds. Add cashews fry for couple of seconds, followed by fish sauce, Brussels sprouts. Fry for five minutes until sprouts are cooked.
  7. Add fried anchovies, curry powder and crushed chilies. Mix it up well, turn the heat off and if you prefer to add a teaspoon of lime juice.
  8. Enjoy tortilla chips, naan, or any other flat bread of your preference.