Showing posts with label coconut. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coconut. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Spicy Pol sambol


Pol Sambol is similar to coconut chutney. But the only difference in Coconut Chutney is ,  you add water when you grind it . In Pol Sambol you don't add water .  Pol Sambol is made mostly everyday in each house in Sri Lanka . You can eat it with Freshly Baked Bread , String Hoppers ( Idiyaapam , Pittu , Pol Roti , Rice and mostly anything .

It is spicy , juicy and most importantly very very tasty.
Ingredients -
Shreaded Coconut - 1 Cup
Dried Red Chillies -  2-3
Small Red Onions  ( Sinna Vengayam) - 2-3
Lime Juice - 1/2
Salt - To Taste

Instructions -
 1. In a Mixie grind the red chillies into paste.
 2. Add Shreaded Coconut and grind for half a minute.
 3. Now clean the sides of the mixie jar add the small onions and grind for another half ( Do not over grind it ).
 4. Even if the chillie is not mixed properlly with coconut thats ok because you are going to use your hand for mixing  later.
 5. Put the grinded sambol in a bowl , squeeze in some lime juice and add salt to taste.
 6 . Combine everything by  using clean hand . ( It gives more taste ).
Optional :
Heat some oil in a pan, add curry leaves , Chopped onions n some dried shrimps or Maldives fish and toss in the sambol.

Notes - It is more tasty , when you grind it with grinding stone ( Ammikallu / Kulavi )
            You can also add chillie powder for Dried chillies .
            Do not over grind it . It becomes chutney .
            If you dont like raw onions you can avoid it or toss it in the oil and add it to the sambol.
           

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Pol Roti

 Its a Sri Lankan dish ,Pol in Sinhalese means Coconut. It is a type of Roti  made out with All Purpose Flour , Shreaded Coconut , Butter , Salt , Green chillies , Karapincha ( Curry Leaves )and Onions . It goes well with any gravy veg or non veg . Mostly Sri Lankans eat it with Parippu curry ( Dhal Curry ) , Coconut Sambol , Katta Sambol , Lunu Miris Sambol , Chicken Curry the list goes on  ..Most of the Sri lankans eat Roti atleast twice aweek. So lets see the Ingredients .

All Purpose Flour - 1 Cup
Shreaded Coconut - 1/4 Cup
Small Onions  - 2 or 3 chopped well
Green chilli - 1 chopped well.
Salt - A Pinch or to taste.
Butter - 1 TBLSP
Curryleaves - 2-3 Chopped
Water - Lesser than 1/4 cup

1. Add all the ingredients except butter and water in a bowl.
2. Make sure salt is mixed well .
3. Then add Salt and combine well.
4. Lastly add water little by little.
5. The dough will not stick to your hands if it is right consistancy.




Note :

Incase the dough is sticky add  flour and mix well.
Incase if it does not combine well add little more water.
Instead of water you can add milk too.