Wine pairing with Sri Lankan beef curry

[winemama]

I am making a (fairly mild) sri lankan beef curry. I am limited to the wines I have on hand, and the most likely matches in my wine fridge are probably either a dry reisling, an unoaked chardonnay or viognier on the white side, or italian barbera, Washington syrah or a cab on the red side. I have no pinot noir with me or else I would probably go with that. Thoughts/suggestions? thanks!!

[linalool]

what makes a sri lankan curry unique?

[comestible]

We actually have a Sri Lankan population and Sri Lankan restaurants in our neighborhood, so we get to try them out.

I'm far from an expert, but from what I've tasted, they're less rich (full of spices) than what I know of Indian curries, though they still can be very hot. I'd describe the flavors as cleaner and more direct, possibly less "deep" or complex. I wonder if winemama would concur.

As for wine, I just drink whatever I have, but would also be interested in others' replies.