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Top tips for perfect curry accompaniments
A few notes on sambal
Mix it up
A sambal is a diced salad that adds a lovely freshness to any hot and spicy meal. It is usually
comprised of chopped onions, tomato, chilli and coriander leaves but you could mix it up by
adding all kinds of things: mango, red chilli, mustard seeds, green banana with coriander
seed powder and coriander leaves – go wild!
Cut your onions finely
Onion gives your sambal terrific texture, but make sure you cut it up finely. There’s nothing
worse than chewing on chunks of crunchy onion. It needs to balance with the overall
flavours of the sambal, rather than stand out as the star of the show.
The final touch
A splash of vinegar or lemon juice adds the perfect final touch to a sambal.
A few notes on flatbread
Add some spice
Add whole seeds to your flatbread for flavour and texture. Fennel seeds work well but you
could also use Nigella or coriander seeds. If in doubt, follow this rule of thumb: the flavours
in your accompaniments should mirror the flavours in your curry.
Awaken the glutens by kneading
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