Coconut Sambol
A flavorful Sri Lankan-style coconut mixture made with ground onions, chili, and lemon juice — perfect as a side dish or condiment for rice and curry.
- 11 ingredients
Recipe card
Coconut Sambol
A flavorful Sri Lankan-style coconut mixture made with ground onions, chili, and lemon juice — perfect as a side dish or condiment for rice and curry.
- Course
- Full Meals, Curries & Accompaniments
- Cuisine
- Sri Lankan
Ingredients
For the onion mixture
For the coconut mixture
Instructions
Prepare the onion mixture
- Add the onion quarters, chili seeds, raw chili (with seeds removed), crushed garlic, and salt to a grinder.
- Grind until the mixture becomes soft and mushy, as shown in the picture below.
Make the coconut sambol
- In a medium bowl, combine the shredded coconut, Kashmiri chili powder, paprika, and lemon juice.
- Add the finely diced remaining half of the onion (as shown in the picture) and the ground onion mixture.
- Mix well with a spoon until everything is evenly combined.
- Optional: add marshy to taste at this point, if desired.
Ubee's tips & notes
- Adjust chili and salt to your preference.
