Sri lanka seeni sambol sauce

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
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\"A taste of Sri Lanka\"
By Indra Jayasekera
450 grams Onion
6 Garlic cloves
2 slices Ginger
4 Cardamom
4 Clove
100 millilitres Oil
50 grams Tamarind
100 millilitres Coconut milk, thin
½ teaspoon Chile powder
2 teaspoons Paprika
10 grams Fish, Maldives or
50 grams Prawns, dried
Curry leaf sprigs
1 Lime, juice of
5 cgs Cinnamon stick
100 millilitres Coconut milk, thick
2 teaspoons Salt
2 teaspoons Sugar

Directions

SEENI SAMBOL

===========================> Directions <======================== Slice the onions finely and chop the garlic and ginger. Bruise the cardamoms and cloves. Heat the oil in pan and fry the onions, garlic and ginger. When golden brown remove, drain and set on one side.

Drain excess oil from the pan. Squeeze the tamarind into the thin coconut milk and add to the pan together with the chile powder, paprika powder, maldives fish, curry leaves, lime juice, cinnamon stick, Coconut milk, thick and salt. Heat and allow to simmer for 5-8 minutes.

Add the fried onion, garlic and ginger and cook for a further 2 - 3 minutes. Stir in the sugar and remove from the heat.

Discard cinnamon stick before serving.

=======================> Notes and Credits <===================== Note: If maldives fish are not available, wash and soak the dried prawns until they are soft, then stir fry in oil before using. ISBN #962 224 010 0

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