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Homemade Spicy Sambal.

A South East Asian inspired sambal recipe that can be kept in the fridge and used as a sauce for anything! Can be paired with any rice dish. This is a Malaysian inspired sambal recipe.
Course Condiment
Cuisine Asian
Keyword sambal
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 51kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Food Processor

Ingredients

  • 50 grams dried red chilli's
  • 3 red chilli's fresh
  • ½ brown onion or 4 shallots
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 slice ginger
  • 3 lime leaves
  • 1 lemongrass stalk
  • cup water I use the chilli water, refer to instructions
  • ¼ cup cooking oil I use refined coconut oil

Instructions

  • Prepare the dried chili peppers: Soak the dried chilli peppers in warm water for 30 minutes. Whilst they are soaking, prepare the remaining ingredients.
  • Prepare the spices for blending. Remove the shell and ends of the lemongrass and roughly chop. Peel the garlic and roughly chop. Remove the stems off the fresh chilli's (remove the seeds if you prefer a less spicy sambal). Remove the stem from the lime leaves. Remove the skin of the ginger.
  • Drain the dried chilli's but keep the water.
  • To a food processor add ¼ cup chilli water, dried chilli's, lemongrass, ginger, garlic, lime leaves, and onion. Blend smooth. Don't worry if it's not silky smooth, chunky pieces are okay.
  • Heat oil in a large pan or wok. Add the sambal mix, cooking and stirring for 10 minutes. Add approximately 1 cup of chilli water throughout cooking to achieve the desired consistency.
  • Turn off the heat and add the coconut sugar and tamarind paste and continue to mix in for 2 minutes. Allow the sauce to cool before storing in a container or jar.
  • You can keep the sambal in the fridge for at least a week or you can freeze sambal for up to 1 month.

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Nutrition

Calories: 51kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 64mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 147IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.2mg