Sri Lankan pan rolls

I recently had a huge craving for some Sri Lankan pan rolls but the closest shop that sells halfway decent ones is about 40 mins away

Following a recipe online I spent 5 hours recreating them and it worked perfectly

https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipe/pan-rolls/kmdo6owyq

You have to start by making the spice mix

I'm not sure what the recipe intended, but I didn't like the thought of roasting something on a pan without oil. I used a little bit of oil for each spice and ended up with a paste at the end, but it worked out very well. I only bought the closest approximation to each spice that I could find, and it ended up tasting exactly like the ones I buy from the Sri Lankan joint. You can't skimp out on the cardamom pods though.

The next two tasks are to make the curry, and prepare the wraps for the shell. If you try this you should prepare the batter mix first and give it time to rest. When making the curry, cook it in small batches so it doesn't get too moist.

While you let the curry cool down, make the pancakes and stack them up.

When you are done you can start wrapping the curry in the pancakes. Proper pan rolls have a uniform shell, these ones are wrapped up like burritos but it's ok. Extra wrapping makes them filling and you only need to eat 2 for dinner.

This took so frickin long

Cover in milk then dunk in panko crumbs and fry in a shallow pan. Just cook them until the crumbs look edible.

Following the recipe quantities will provide a shit load and should keep you fed for a week.