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Seeni sambal
Preparation info
- Makes
2 cups
- Difficulty
Easy
Appears in
Published 2009
This means ‘sugar sambal’ in Sinhalese, although the dish contains only a very small quantity of sugar. It is such an aromatic sambal it goes with everything, particularly meat, chicken or egg curries.
Ingredients
Method
Pound the Maldive fish flakes in a mortar with a pestle until finely ground but not powdered. Combine the tamarind pulp and coconut milk in a bowl, then push through a fine sieve and discard any fibres.
Heat the oils in a heavy-based saucepan, add the onion, chilli powder, curry leaves, garlic, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom pods and pandanus leaf and cook over medi