Sri Lanka

Lunu Miris

Name: Lunu Miris
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Sri Lanka
Ingredients: 2 pieces Red onions; 2 tbsp Chili flakes; 2 tbsp Lime juice; 1 tbsp Maldive fish; 1 pinch Salt

Sri Lankan onion-chili paste

Lunu miris is a fiery Sri Lankan paste of red onion, chili flakes and lime.

Pounded in a mortar, it accompanies rice, hoppers and kiribath and gives every meal a sharp, fresh note.

Servings4

Time15 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Red onions2 pieces
Chili flakes2 tbsp
Lime juice2 tbsp
Maldive fish1 tbsp
Salt1 pinch

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Coarsely chop the onions.
Pound with chili flakes and salt in a mortar.
Add Maldive fish and pound along.
Season with lime juice.
Serve with rice, hoppers or kiribath.

Make it original

Maldive fish and chili flakes for lunu miris are in the Asia Boutique.

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