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

Sambal Terasi

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Daru

Sambal terasi is my favorite one originallyy from Java, inspite of "Sambal Kecap/Sweet Soy Sauce". I found here at Bali, herritage sambal named "Sambal Matah", wow.. it's delicious too. Good post to elevate Indonesia dishes.

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Bev

As a foreigner living in Indonesia, I initially found terasi too pungent for my taste. When eating at restaurants I always had meals prepared without terasi and found the food to be delicious until an Indonesian friend teased me so much about my "phobia" that I tried some of her food and was shocked to find that it didn't taste remotely "fishy", but rather salty and sooooo much more delicious - in short, I am now a convert and wouldn't dream of leaving it out of a recipe. This recipe for sambal terasi is a particularly good one and it is a regular on our dinner table!!!

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