Sambal is a spicy, chili based sauce or relish that is popular in many countries across Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia and Malaysia. The sauce consists of ground or pureed chilies and may include small amounts of other ingredients such as citrus juice, fruit, salt, sugar, or other spices.
Ingredients 600g medium sized prawns, shelled
4 cloves garlic
6 shallots
8 dried chilli peppers, soak in hot water discard seeds
2 cm ginger
2 cm tumeric root
2 cm belacan, toasted
1 lemongrass bulb, chopped coarsely 1 large onion, sliced into rings
1 cup (250 ml) tamarind juice
2 tomatoes, quartered
1/3 cup (75 ml) coconut milk
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste
Cooking oil
COOKING INTRUCTIONS
1. Blend all the spice ingredients until fine. Heat a little oil in pot and fry the blended ingredients until
fragrant.
2. Add the sliced onions and stir well until onion softens. Add tamarind juice, tomato wedges, salt and
sugar.
3.Simmer and add coconut milk and cook until the gravy thickens. Lastly add prawns and cook for 10
minutes until the prawns are done.
