Pol Mallum (Coconut Mallum)

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).

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 tspn Maldive fish (umbalakada) or small shrimp (kunisso)
• 1/2 onion sliced
• 2 cups shredded coconut
• 1 sliced green or red chilli
• Salt to taste
• 2 tsp tamarind juice
• 1 piece of sliced goraka
• little bit of red chilli powder
• 1/2 tspn Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tomato sliced
• few curry leaves and a small piece of rampe
• 1 cup water

Method:

• Add maldive fish, sliced onions, sliced chilli, tomato, salt, tamarind juice, sliced goraka, little bit of red chilli powder and curry leaves into a pan with 1 cup water and bring to a boil.
• While it’s boiling mix coconut and turmeric powder. When the maldive fish is cooked add the coconut mix into the curry and cook for a while stirring all the time.
• When the coconut is well cooked remove from the stove.