Spicy Dried Anchovy Sambal

in #foodgasm6 years ago (edited)
My dear Steemian friends, I've been craving for Sambal Ikan Bilis with Petai or Dried Anchovy with Petai since last week. However, its hard to find Petai at this time of the year. Most of the stall at Tamu Donggongon (wet market) said that the Petai tree still 'budding season', need to wait until next month then they can harvest it.

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Tadaa! Bon Appetit! Finger cross, hopefully it taste good as it look!


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For those who don't know what Petai is, it's know as stinky beans. Although its stink, Petai has significant health benefits and has been used in folk medicine to treat diabetes, kidney disorders, hypertension and liver disease.



Okay, back to me, cooking this recipe, I ended up cooking only the Sambal without the Petai. At first, I requested @beverlyjoe to cook but he said it's my turn to cook this week. Hmm so, today I cooked this dish, hopefully it's not too salty. That's my weakness. Everytime I cooked, either it's too salty or tasteless...LOL.

Here's the receipe.

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Ingredients

1 bowl of dried anchovies
3 tbsp of chili paste or fresh chili (blended)
3 onions (blended)
1 clove of garlic (blended)
1/2 inch of ginger (blended)
1 tbsp of tamarind pulp, mixed with water
2 - 3 tbsp of sugar
Salt to taste

Method

  1. Heat oil and stir-fry blended ingredients and chili paste until the oil rises to the surface. Chili paste must be stir-fried with sugar to give a shiny reddish colour to the sambal.

  2. Add dried anchoivies and cook until slightly crisp.

  3. Add sugar and stir-fry for a while before pouring in tamarind juice.

  4. Season to taste with salt.

  5. Serve with hot steam rice or Nasi Lemak.

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