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Sambal Badjak (Indonesian Spice)

Serves: 1 people

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 2.5mlGround galangal
45   Oil - (3 tbsp)
1 teaspoon 5mlSalt
1 teaspoon 5mlSoft 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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