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Sambal
Author: Cee Gee
Nutrition Information
- Serves: 5
- Serving size: 5 g
- Calories: 7
- Carbohydrates: 2 grams
- Sugar: 17 grams
- Sodium: 2 9 mg
Recipe type: Hot sauce
Cuisine: Malaysian
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The name Sambal is a Indonesian word of Javenese origin . Sambals are Chiili sauces or pastes that can be made with Chillies and a variety of other ingredients. These ingredients may include garlic, shallots , shrimp paste , scallions, palm sugar, ginger and lime juice. This is a recipe for a sambal in its simplest form. Serve it as an accompaniment with dishes like Nasi Kerabu, Ajam percick and Ajam goreng ( Indonesian fried Chicken)
Ingredients
- Red Chillies - five ( cayenne or similar)
- Pinch of salt
- Sugar - ¼ teaspoon
- Juice of half a lime
Instructions
- Remove the stalks from the Chilies
- Place in a grinder
- Add the salt and sugar
- Grind to a coarse paste
- Add the lime juice and mix well.
Notes
This dish can form a part of Nasi Kerabu - a Malaysian salad
Simply pro- rata the ingredients to make more
Keywords: Sambal
Simply pro- rata the ingredients to make more
Keywords: Sambal