Coconut sambol Recipe

 

Here’s a simple recipe for you to try.

Ingredients

• ½ fresh Coconut, grated (about ½ lb), (or ½ lb frozen grated coconut)
• 6 small red dried Chilli Peppers (or 2 tablespoons crushed red pepper)
• ½ teaspoon Salt (or according to your preference)
• 1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
• 6 small bombay onions or 1 red onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon Maldive Fish Flakes(optional)
• Juice of 1 lime

 Method

• Using a large mortar and pestle (or working in batches in a smaller mortar and pestle), grind the dried red chillies with the salt and sugar into a fine paste until there are no chilli seeds.

• Then, add the Maldive fish chips (optional), and grind a little more.

• Next, add the freshly grated coconut to combine with the paste. The whole idea at this stage is to get the coconut to be infused with the flavour and colour of the chilli paste.

• Now add the diced red onions and grind until obtaining a paste with enough texture.

• Add the lime juice, mix well, and serve.