Pol Sambol / Srilankan Coconut Chatni

10 Nov Pol Sambol / Srilankan Coconut Chatni

Pol sambol (coconut sambol / coconut chatni)

Pol Sambol is a traditional Sri Lankan chatni with fresh coconut and spices. It is a great side dish for string hoppers (idiyappam), aappam, etc. However you can serve it with any main dish. I liked it with Pol Roti, another SriLankan Flat bread using Coconut.

You will get the authentic taste of this Pol Sambol when you use a grinding stone (ammikkallu) / or a stone mortar and pestle. However you may use a mixer in the absence of grinding stone, though the result may be slightly different.

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Pol Sambol

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Total Time15 minutes mins

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Sri Lankan

Keyword: coconut, onion, red chillies

Servings: 4 people

Author: Rama G

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup fresh grated coconut
• 1 medium sized onion / 6 sambar onions
• 4 to 5 dry red chillies
• 1/2 tsp jaggery powder
• 1 tsp lime juice
• salt to taste

Instructions

• Firstly, grind the red chillies with salt and jaggery powder to a coarse paste. Chillies take more time to crush.
• Then add the coconut and grind further till coconut and chillies mix well. 
  
  
• Finally add the onions and grind further till you get a paste.
• Do not over grind. The paste should have some texture. 
• Add lime juice and mix well.