Pol Sambol (Coconut Relish)

sri lanka condiment coconut

Ingredients

1 small onion, roughly chopped

1 garlic clove, halved

1 medium tomato, cut into quarters

5 black peppercorns

1 green chilli, deseeded

¾ tsp chilli powder

5 fresh curry leaves

200g (7oz / 2 ½ cups) freshly grated or desiccated (shredded) coconut

1 tsp Maldive fish, crushed (optional)

juice of ½ lime

salt

Method

Place the onion, garlic, tomato, black peppercorns, green chilli, chilli powder and curry leaves in a food processor and blitz until you have a fine paste.

Place the paste in a medium bowl and add the coconut, Maldive fish (if using) and mix well by hand. Then add the lime juice and salt to taste, mixing well. A few crushed curry leaves can be used as a garnish. Pictured left.