Maldive Fish Sambol:




Ingredients 

📌500g onions sliced 

📌100g Maldive fish flakes 

2-3 tablespoons Chili Flakes

📌Salt as needed 

📌1 lime Juice

📌Curry leaves & Rampe

📌1” Cinnamon Stick 

📌3 Cardamom Pods

📌Oil for frying the onions


Method 

1️⃣Slice the onions and deep fry it in medium heat till golden colour. 

2️⃣In a large bowl add all the ingredients excluding curry leaves,rampe,cinnamon stick ,Cardamom pods mix well using your fingers.

3️⃣ In a large skillet add a teaspoon of oil and add the chopped curry leaves and Rampe, Cinnmon stick and cardamom pods .fry it for a minute and add the sambol mixture heat on low flame.stirring occasionally.when the mixture is hot it’s ready.


My name is Rifka Imam. I am a Sri Lankan housewife living in japan. The culinary arts have always intrigued me, even at a young age. But by being a mother of 5, I dedicated more time into perfecting my skills in the kitchen to learn how to cook diverse dishes that catered to all their different tastes. This made me acquainted with dishes from various countries of the world and assorted flavours. My speciality is Indian food, as I love how the spices come together to form a flavourful dish. However, I am also proficient when it comes to Italian, Chinese and Sri Lankan food. When it comes to the sweeter side of cooking, I adore baking and decorating cakes. Having made countless birthday cakes for my children, my skills in cake decorating grew significantly. I hope I bring delight to all your families with my recipes.

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