Sambal Terasi

I’m not a fan of sam­bal but in the daily menu of Indone­sia peo­ple, sam­bal seems can’t be sep­a­rated. Although, Sam­bal is not the main menu, but its pres­ence is always awaited among other main dishes. The dishes would be taste­less with­out sam­bal and one of the most pop­u­lar sam­bal among Indone­sians is Sam­bal Terasi, let’s take a look its recipe:

Ingre­di­ents:

15 red chilies, sliced and seeded
2 Tbs. dried shrimp paste
2 medium-sized tomato, chopped
2 small shal­lots, peeled and sliced
2 cloves gar­lic, peeled and bruised
2 Tbs. oil
1 tsp. sugar
1 Tbs. salt
1 Tbs. lime juice

How to Cook

• Heat oil and saute shal­lots, chill­ies, gar­lic and tomato until they are fra­grant. Take out from the wok and set aside.
• Grind or blend all the fried ingre­di­ents with dried shrimp paste, salt and palm sugar, until smooth in mortar.

Sam­bal Terasi