Sambal Badjak (Indonesian Spice)

Recipe Ingredients

10		Fresh red chilies
2		Onions
5		Garlic
		A small piece of trassi - (firm paste of
		Rotted shrimp)
5		Candlenuts
5		Tamarind concentrate or - (5 to 10) (1-2 tsp)
30		Tamarind water - (30 to 45) (2-3 tbsp)
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ground galangal
45		Oil - (3 tbsp)
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1 teaspoon	5ml	Soft brown sugar
2		Kaffir lime leaves
1		Coconut milk - **

Recipe Instructions

** make thick coconut milk from 125 g (4 oz) creamed coconut dissolved in 250 ml (8 fl oz) hot water

Pound or process the chilies, onions, garlic, trassi and candlenuts to a smooth paste with the tamarind and galangal. Heat the oil and fry the paste for a few minutes, then add the remaining ingredients and cook gently for 15-20 minutes, until the mixture thickens. Cool, and store in a jar in the refrigerator.

Source:
Jill Norman "The Complete Book of Spices"

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