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Sri Lankan Sambols

POL (COCONUT) SAMBOL

Ingredients

6 oz. scraped coconut
3 tspn chilli powder
1 tspn chilli flakes
1 tspn crushed maldive fish
2 oz onions chopped
3-4 tspn lime juice
salt to taste
1 clove garlic (chopped)
Half a tomato (chopped)
2-3 curry leaves (chopped)
1-2 green chillies (chopped)
Sri lankan Pol Sambol recipe

Method

Option 1: Grind all the above ingredients (except lime juice) in a stone motar. Add coconut and grind more till all the ingredients are mixed well and the coconut becomes red color. Add lime juice, salt to taste and mix well.
Option 2: Add all the above ingredients into a food processor. Mix well till the coconut becomes red color.





FRIED BITTERGOURD (KARAVILA) SALAD

Ingredients

3-4 large Indian bitter gourd (Karavila)
1 medium size onion sliced
2-3 green chillies or 1/2 of a green bell pepper
1 tomato cut into cubes
lime juice
Salt to taste
black pepper powder(optional)
Sri lankan Cashew curry recipe

Method

Wash the karavila well and slice them very thinly (you can use a grater with a slicing blade) and add them into a bowl. Now add the sliced green chillies or bell pepper, onions and cubed tomato. Finally add salt and lime juice to taste and mix well. Enjoy with rice and curry.





BROCCOLI MALLUN

Ingredients

1 lb Broccoli florets
Sliced Onions
2 or 3 dried red chillies
1 clove garlic
Unroasted curry powder
1 tspn red chillie powder
1 tspn mustard seeds
1 tbsn Vinegar
Sri Lankan Brocolli Recipe

Method

Grate or chop the broccoli florets in to very small pieces.Heat a pan and add a little margarine or cooking oil.When it's hot add the chopped onions,mustard seeds,halved dried red chillis and temper well.Now add the broccoli and vinegar and cook for a while.






KALE MALLUN

Ingredients
1 Bunch Kale
2 small red onions sliced
1 tspn Maldive fish
1 chopped green chilli
1 tspn cumin powder
Lime juice
Shredded coconut
Sri Lankan Sambols, Mallun

Method

Wash Kale leaves well and take the stems out.Then chop it very thin(you can use a food processor)and put it into a pan.Now add chopped onions,maildive fish,chopped green chillies,cumin powder and salt to taste.Cook it for a short while in the stove and add shredded coconut and lime juice and mix well.
*To preserve the nutritional values do not cook leaves for along time




BITTER GOURD(KARAVILA) SAMBOL

Ingredients

1lb Bitter gourd(karavila)
Sliced Onions
1 Tomato(cut into small squres)
1tspn Maldive Fish(umbalakada)
Shredded coconut
Lime juice
Salt to taste
2 green chillie peppers(chopped)
Sri lankan bitter melon (karavila) sambol recipe

Method

Wash the bitter gourd(karavila) well.Use a grater and grate the bitter gourd or finely chop it(Discard the seeds).Then add all above Ingredients and mix well.
*If it's too bitter add more lime juice.This a very healthy way to eat Bitter gourd.






CARROT SAMBOL

Ingredients

2 or 3 large carrots
1 chopped green chillie
Sliced onions
Shredded coconut
Lime juice
Salt to taste
Sri Lankan Carrot recipe

Method

Peel the Carrots and grate it well(use a carrot grater).Now add all the above ingredients and mix well.






GOTUKOLA SAMBOL

Ingredients

1 Bunch Gotukola (Sri Lankan's living abroad can substitute Parsley)
Chopped onions
1 chopped green chillie
1 small tomato (chopped)
Shredded coconut
Lime juice
Sri Lankan Parsley /Gotukola sambol Recipe

Method

Wash the Gotukola well (soak it in salt water if possible). Then drain the water and chop it well. Now add all the above ingredients and mix together.






GREEN JACK FRUIT(POLOS)MALLUN

Ingredients

1 Green jack fruit (2 cans of green jack fruit)
Turmeric powder
Salt to taste
(a)Ingredients
2 tspn Mustard powder
1 tspn black powder
chopped 1 clove garlic
1 tbsn curry powder
shredded coconut(1/2 cup)
(b)Ingredients
1 tspn mustard seeds
Sliced onion
Curry leaves
Rampe(pandan leaves)
2 or 3 dried whole red chillies
Sri lankan polos mallun recipe

Method

Peel the outer skin of the Green jack fruit and chop it into very small pieces.Now add salt and turmeric powder and a little bit of water and cook for awhile.Chop all the (a)Ingredients together with shredded coconut and add a little salt and add to the boiled green jack fruit mix.When the coconut mix is well heated take it out of the stove.
Heat a pan with a little cooking oil and temper the (b)ingredients and add it to the cooked dish and mix well.






CABBAGE(GOWA) MALLUN

Ingredients
1 Cabbage
Turmeric powder
Salt to taste
unraosted curry powder
2 cloves garlic
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1 tbsn mustard powder
2 green chillies
lime juice
Sri Lankan Cabbage(gowa) recipe

Method

Wash the cabbage well and shred or cut it into very small pieces.Add some turmeic powder and salt with a little water and cook for a while.(cabbage contains water so don't add too much).
Chop the garlic and green chillies.Then add shredded coconut,mustard powder, lime juice, curry powder, curry leaves and chop everything together using a food processor or a grinding pot.Add the coconut mix into the cabbage and stir well.When the coconut mix is cooked remove from fire.






SEENI SAMBOL(ONION SAMBOL)

Ingredients

4-5 large onions
1 tbsn maldive fish
1 stick cinnamon and 2 cloves
Tamarind juice
Salt to taste
Sugar
Crushed red chillies
1 tspn chillie powder
2 cloves chopped garlic
1 sprig curry leaves
Cooking oil
Sri lankan seeni sambol recipe(onion sambol)

Method

Peel the onions and cut them into very thin slices. Heat a large non stick pan and add 2 tbsn cooking oil. When the oil is hot add the onions and stir fry them until golden brown. Add more oil if needed. Then add salt, crushed red chillies, chopped garlic, curry leaves and a little red chillie powder and stir well. Now add tamarind juice and cook until browned, stirring occasionally. Lastly add sufficient sugar, stir well and remove from heat.



You can enjoy this with milk rice or can use as a filling for buns.


COCONUT (POL) MALLUN

Ingredients

1 tspn Maldive fish(umbalakada)
sliced onions
2 cups grated coconut
sliced green chillie
Salt to taste
tamrind juice or sliced goraka
little bit of red chillie powder
Turmeric powder
sliced tomatoes

Method

Add maldive fish, sliced onions, green chillie, salt, tamarind juice or sliced goraka, little bit of red chillie powder into a pan with a little water and bring to a boil and make nice curry. While it's boiling mix coconut and turmeric powder. When the maldive fish is cooked add the coconut mix into the curry and cook well.






MINT (MINCHI) SAMBOL

Ingredients

1 bunch of Mint leaves
1 tbspn shredded coconut
2 green chillies
salt to taste
1 clove garlic
lime juice
Sri lankan Mint sambol recipe

Method

Wash the mint leaves and remove the hard stems.In a food processor add all the above ingredients and chop well until it becomes a smooth paste.





TOMATO SALAD

Ingredients

2 or 3 large Tomatoes
1/2 onion sliced
1 green chillie chopped
Salt to taste
1 tspn Maldive fish(optional)
lime juice
1/2 tspn black pepper powder
Sri lankan Tomato salad recipe

Method

Wash the tomatoes well and cut them into medium size chunks. Place them in a bowl and add all the other ingredients. Mix well and enjoy with rice and curry.





CUCUMBER SALAD

Ingredients

1 large Cucumber
1 medium size tomato
1/2 of a bell pepper(green or any other color)
1/2 cup pineapple chunks
salt to taste
lime juice
black pepper powder(optional)
Sri lankan Cucumber salad recipe

Method

Remove the peel of the cucumber and cut into small cubes.Now cut the tomato, bell pepper and pineapple(if the chunks are too big) into small cubes as well.Place all the ingredients in a bowl add sufficient salt, lime juice and a little bit of black pepper. Mix well and enjoy with rice and curries.





BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWER MALLUN (a replacement for kos mallun)

by Melani Wijewardena

Ingredients

One head of Broccoli florets
½ head of Cauliflower florets
1 Onion - chopped
2 green chillies- chopped
2 clove garlic
1 inch ginger
1 cup of grated coconut or desiccated coconut ( soaked in little water)
1 sprig of curry leaves
salt to taste and ¼ tsp pepper
1 tsp mustard seeds

Method

Finley slice broccoli and cauliflower. Put this in a pot sprinkle little water ( 2- 3 tbsp) and cook covered on low heat for 10 minutes. Grind mustard seeds with ginger and garlic with little water to make a paste. Add this to the mixture with rest of the ingredients. Mix well and cook on low heat until tender. Serve with rice and curry. Enjoy.