Pol Sambola in a Traditional Sri Lankan Kitchen
Pol Sambola is one of the must try foods in Sri Lanka. It is spicy but well goes with many of Sri Lankan food. Actually it is a coconut relish prepared with chili and onion which is really easy to make in a modern kitchen. Just add everything in to an electric blender & grind till smooth! But, still,I like the traditional style of preparing of Pol Sambola. Even in a modern Sri Lankan kitchen, we have most of Sri Lankan traditional cooking equipment such as Grinding stone and mortar & Pestle.
Ok,I don’t have a photo of a coconut with the skin.Most of Sri Lankans have their own coconut trees.(mostly not in the city area).If we own coconut,first we have to remove the skin which is bit risky task.I really cannot or I never tried it!
(I captured the above picture during my last holiday in Sri Lanka.She is getting ready to a coconut scraping competition.I will share photos of that competition soon!)
Then we need to scrape the coconut. In Sri Lankan home,we have coconut scraper (aka hiramanaya).
Nowadays there are different improved coconut scrapers.Below is another type of scraper which is bit easier than the above scraper.Check different types of Coconut Scrapers
Once fresh coconut is ready,grind red chili,salt and red onions into a fine paste.
Pol Sambola in a Traditional Sri Lankan Kitchen
Then add coconut and grind again.
Recipe: Pol Sambola in a Traditional Sri Lankan Kitchen
It is ready to serve.
Pol Sambola in a Traditional Sri Lankan Kitchen
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11 comments
Oh yes, I eat and eat while in Sri Lanka and you know the spiciness is really killer.
very tempting….
I’ve never had Sri Lankan food. It sounds very interesting! Have a terrific day!
Thanks for dropping by my blog Amy! This recipe looks amazing. I love coconut. I might have to try it. Have a gray day!
This looks so interesting and different.
My MIL house they still use this…
I love coconut and yes, we use the “villi” ( in Marathi ) for scraping coconut, just as you do… and i love the water inside 🙂 I have grated fresh coconut with me right now, i will surely try this recipe… Though i don’t have a grinding stone ( my mother still has one ), guess it’s time to buy 🙂 Your recipe looks interesting. Following you 🙂
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I remember using a scraper just like in the picture to scrape coconuts for my mom, when I was younger.
This pol sambol sounds yummy – would be awesome with some roti!
We still use this scrapper & grinding stone..this pol sambol sounds interesting….
That’s an absolutely stunning recipe. I like the traditional way its made. I’m from south of India and we too follow similar way of breaking coconut, grinding etc. The taste that comes in grinding on stone, this way, is so much more delicious than using electric mixie!!! I’m gonna try this out!
Hope you will love this Coconut sambola.It is more similar to Indian coconut chutney.Yes,I always love to enjoy food with fresh coconut and in traditional way when we are in Sri Lanka…