Cucumber Sambol Pipinja Sambola Food

CUCUMBER SALAD (PIPINNA SAMBOLA)

Steps:

• Thinly slice the cucumber and place the slices in a bowl. Thinly slice the onion, separate out the rings or slices, and add to the cucumber.
• Thinly slice the green chili on the diagonal and add to the cucumber.
• Add the salt and pepper, squeeze the lime wedge over top, and combine all the ingredients with your hands. Taste and adjust the salt if necessary. Serve right away.

SAMBAL SAUCE

Steps:

• Place serrano peppers, sugar, salt, shrimp paste, tomato, onion, garlic, and lime juice into a blender, and blend until smooth. Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in the chile puree along with the lemongrass, curry leaves, and galangal. Cook and stir until the mixture changes color and becomes very fragrant, about 15 minutes. Stir in the tamarind juice, and cook for 1 minute more. Strain before serving.

SPICY MEATBALLS (SRI LANKAN)

Steps:

• ---------SAUCE-------.
• Heat oil in a sauce pan.
• Add mustard seeds and fenugreek.
• When they are brown, add chopped onion.
• Reduce heat, and fry onion till they are transparent.
• Add garlic and fry on very low heat for about 5 minutes.
• It is very important to fry garlic on VERY low heat.
• Add chillie powder and curry powder.
• Stir and cook about 1 minute.
• Add chopped tomatoes and cook on high heat for another 2 minutes.
• Add can of diced tomatoes, tomatoe paste and tomato ketchup.
• Put soup cube and adjust salt.
• Sprinkle sugar on top.
• Cover and SLOW cook till meat balls are ready.
• ------METHODMEAT BALLS------------.
• In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients using your hand.
• Break and mix the egg.
• Squeeze milk out of the slice of bread and mix with the meat mixture.
• Make lime size balls and fry all sides on low heat for about 15-20 minutes.
• When frying it is important to use a non-stick frying pan.
• Fry them till they are medium brown on all sides.
• Add one by one to the sauce mixture, using a slotted spoon.
• Cover and SLOW cook for about 30 minutes[longer the better].
• These meat balls are very good if you serve over steamed rice.
• If you serve on bed of spaghetti, the sauce should be bit thinner.
• To adjust the sauce for spaghetti add 1 cup of boiling water to the sauce.
• Do this just after adding meat balls.
• Check for salt.
• Cover and SLOW cook for about 30 minutes[longer the better].

HONEY HAM WITH ASIAN PEARS

Steps:

• Lay the ham slices out in the rice bowl of a steamer. Sprinkle with the brown sugar. Steam for 25 minutes, adding more water as needed.
• When the ham is nearly finished cooking, combine the soy sauce, water and honey in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low and keep warm.
• Add the pear slices to the steaming dish. Brush the pears and ham slices with some of the sauce. Steam for 5 more minutes.
• Pour the remainder of the sauce over and garnish with the green onion before serving.