Coconut sambal

After we posted a recipe for the lentil curry dhal on the blog a few days ago, the recipe for the appropriate side dish follows today. Pol Sambol consists mainly of grated coconut and is served with almost all curry dishes in Sri Lanka. The coconut sambal also tastes really good as a topping for...Read More

Coconut Sambal is a popular dish in South India. This chutney recipe can be made easily with simple ingredients such as coconut, onion, dried red chillies and other ingredients that are easily available. The chutney is best suited with dosa, idli, uttapam but you can pair it up with your daily meal and snacks. The flavours of this lip-smacking recipe will take your taste buds to cloud 9. You can serve this scrumptious recipe on occasions like pot luck, buffet, game night, picnic etc. It does…

A recipe for Sri Lankan coconut sambal or pol sambol by an Australian living in Sri Lanka. Fresh and light, it's a perfect side dish for spicy curries.

The perfect topper for any dish to give that fragrant spicy kick.

This coconut sambal can be prepared with fresh ingredients and simple spices, no-cooking needed and takes only 10 minutes.

Pol Sambola (coconut sambol/ pol sambol) is a traditional Sri Lankan dish primarily made from fresh coconut which is the key ingredient for most Sri Lankan dishes. Well getting fresh coconut is always a big problem here in USA, I still remember those good old days/ newly wed and moved to US 😉 where we use to live in tiny...

Spicy red onion sambal is spooned over diamonds of coconut rice in this Sri Lankan dish, served to commemorate new beginnings. While a mortar and pestle is traditionally used to pound the sambal, it also can be gently pulsed together in a food processor. #asianrecipes #internationalrecipes #asiancuisine #foodandwine

For this spicy tofu recipe, I am using a very pressed style of tofu that is sometimes called “firm tofu” or “super firm tofu,” depending on the tofu maker. Read note 1 for more information. If you are using “extra-firm tofu,” read to note 2 for directions on how to prepare the tofu. If you opened a can of coconut milk for this recipe, here are some ideas on what to do with leftover coconut milk.

This coconut sambal contains really nice and healthy ingredients like fresh coconut, lemon, shallots, red chili and fresh curry leaves making it such a flavorsome side dish. Delicious!