Sri Lanka

Pol Roti

Name: Pol Roti
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 pieces
Cuisine: Sri Lanka
Ingredients: 300 g Flour; 150 g Freshly grated coconut; 1 Onion (finely chopped); 1-2 Green chilli; as needed Salt & water; to serve Lunu miris (sambol)

Sri Lankan coconut flatbread

Pol roti is a simple, filling flatbread from Sri Lanka, its dough laced with plenty of freshly grated coconut.

It is served for breakfast or dinner, often with lunu miris (onion-chilli sambol) or a curry - rustic and hearty.

Servings4 pieces

Time30 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Flour300 g
Freshly grated coconut150 g
Onion (finely chopped)1
Green chilli1-2
Salt & wateras needed
Lunu miris (sambol)to serve

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Mix flour, coconut, onion, chilli and salt.
Knead with water into a firm, shapeable dough.
Portion the dough and press into flatbreads.
Bake in a dry pan golden on both sides.
Serve hot with lunu miris.

Make it original

Coconut and curry leaves for pol roti are in the Asia Boutique.

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