Thuna paha
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| Alternative names | තුන පහ |
|---|---|
| Type | Spice mix |
| Place of origin | Sri Lanka |
| Main ingredients | Cumin seeds, fennel seeds, coriander seeds |
| Ingredients generally used | Curry leaves, cinnamon bark, black pepper, cloves, pandanus leaves |
| Variations | Bathapu thuna paha |
Thuna paha (Sinhala: තුන පහ, Tamil: மூன்று ஐந்து) is a Sri Lankan curry powder.[1][2] It is a Sinhalese unroasted curry powder used to spice curry dishes, especially vegetarian dishes. The name, thuna paha, roughly translates as "three or five", as traditionally it is made from three to five ingredients.[3][4]
The main ingredients are cumin seeds, fennel seeds, and coriander seeds; additional ingredients can include curry leaves, cinnamon bark, cardamon seeds, black pepper (used to give this curry powder its heat), cloves, and pandanus leaves. As with many traditional Sri Lankan dishes, there is no fixed recipe for thuna paha, with different regions and families using varying recipes containing different ratios of spices. The cardamom used is green or true cardamom (Sinhala: එනසාල් or 'enasaal'), and the cinnamon used is Ceylon cinnamon (Sinhala: කුරුඳු or 'kurundu').[5]
