Pol Sambola (Coconut Sambol)



Ingredients  

  • 1 fresh coconut (finely grated) 
  • 6-8 shallots or baby onions finely diced
  • 1tbsp of red chili flake
  • 2tbsp crushed red chili powder
  • 1tbsp crushed maldive fish (optional)
  • 1 lime (to taste)
  • Salt to taste
Method
  1. Crushed salt using the mortar and pestle.
  2. Put the red chili flake, chili powder and crushed maldive fish into the salt and mix them well.
  3. Add shallots and grind all the ingredients until it becomes a red colour paste
  4. Add finely grated fresh coconut into the paste and grind them well. The mixture should be moist and reddish orange.
  5. Squeeze the lime juice, mix and serve.  
Tip 
  • For Extra taste you can add a ½ of the tomato into the paste and grind well before you add lime
  • Add pinch of curry leaves to a mildly heated pan and add the pol sambol to tempered it

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