Pol Mallun(Coconut Mallun / coconut chutney)

Pol mallun or some say Pol mallum is a tasty dish from Sri Lanka.It is some sort of coconut sambol, but cooked in low flame.Pol mallun goes well with string hoppers(Indi appa).May be that’s why some call this ‘String hopper mallun’.

These pictures were taken sometime ago even before starting this blog. But I wanted to share the recipe, as it is a delicious dish from Sri Lanka.(I will change the pictures later 🙂  )

Here is the recipe

Ingredients (3-4 servings)

1 Onion sliced
1-2 fresh green chili sliced
1/2 tspn  Turmeric Powder
1 inch piece of cinnamon stick
1 sprig Curry leaf
1/4 tspn Fenugreek Seed
juice of1 small lime
1 piece Goraka or instead use 1-2 tspn of Tamarind paste
Salt to taste

(Hint: It is tasty if you add 1 tbspn of some maldive fish or pieces of dried fish )

We prepare this dish mostly with String hoppers (Indi appa)

Sharing with the event Veggie/Fruit a month -Coconut