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Have you ever tried coconut sambal or Pol Sambol at home? If not, this is the right time to give it a try. Today, I am going to show you the tasty way to make an easy coconut sambal recipe at home in Sri Lankan style.
Coconut sambal is one of the well-known dishes among Sri Lankans. People prepare this dish very often for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
The coconut sambol is the best combination with every food, especially with Sri Lankan bread.
This easy coconut sambal is one of the easiest recipes you can make quickly at home.
Alright, let’s see the delicious way to make an easy coconut sambal recipe at home in Sri Lankan style.
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Easy Coconut Sambal Recipe with Dried Red Chilies
Ingredients
- Grated coconut – 100g
- Dried red chili – 8 to 12
- Small onion / Shallots – 5 to 7
- Lime – ½
- Sugar – ¼ teaspoon
- Salt – As you need
Instructions
1. Get ready with grated coconut, dried red chilies, onion, salt, sugar, and lime.
2. Grind dried red chilies and salt together to flakes as shown in the picture below.
3. Wash the mortar and pestle. Then, add the grated coconut and ground dried red chili flakes. Bash and muddle them using a pestle until they combined well.
4. Now add sugar and bash them again.
5. Finally, add the onions and bash them to a good mix.
6. Taste the sambal and adjust salt if needed.
7. Now, take off all the mixture to a plate or bowl. Then, add the lime juice and mix everything well.
8. This is how to make an easy coconut sambal recipe at home. Serve and enjoy this Sri Lankan style pol sambol with dried red chili.
Notes
1. If you don’t like more spiciness, reduce the number of dried red chilies.
2. Small onions or shallots give a good taste to this sambal. If it is hard to find use the large onion.
3. After adding the onions, don’t bash them for a long time because coconut sambal is tastier when onion pieces locate here and there.
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Author: Rocy
Recipe type: Vegetarian
Serves: 2 or 3 People
Ingredients
- Grated coconut - 100g
- Dried red chili - 8 to 12
- Small onion / Shallots - 5 to 7
- Lime - ½
- Sugar - ¼ teaspoon
- Salt - As you need
Instructions
- Get ready with grated coconut, dried red chilies, onion, salt, sugar, and lime.
- Grind dried red chilies and salt together to flakes.
- Wash the mortar and pestle. Then, add the grated coconut and ground dried red chili flakes. Bash and muddle them using a pestle until they combined well.
- Now add sugar and bash them again.
- Finally, add the onions and bash them to a good mix.
- Taste the sambal and adjust salt if needed.
- Now, take off all the mixture to a plate or bowl. Then, add the lime juice and mix everything well.
- This is how to make an easy coconut sambal recipe at home. Serve and enjoy this Sri Lankan style pol sambol with dried red chili.
Notes
1. If you don’t like more spiciness, reduce the number of dried red chilies.
2. Small onions or shallots give a good taste to this sambal. If it is hard to find use the large onion.
3. After adding the onions, don’t bash them for a long time because coconut sambal is tastier when onion pieces locate here and there.
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This is how to make tasty and easy coconut sambal with dried red chilies at home. I hope you liked this Sri Lankan style pol sambol recipe. When you have all the ingredients give it a try, you will like it for sure.
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