Asian Sambal and Pickles Dishes Recipes - Indonesian Sambal and Pickles Dressing Sambal (Sambal Lotek) Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 oz. (90 g.) peanuts (fried and Skinned), pounded

• 2 oz. (60 g.) dried chilies (fried), pounded 

• 3 teaspoons sugar

• 1 1/4 cups hot water & 1 1/4 dessertspoons tamarind paste (mixed & strained to extract juice)

Ground Ingredients:

• 10 red chilies

• 2 onions

• 1-inch (2.5.cm.) piece terasi/dried shrimp paste (dry-fried)

• salt to taste

• 1 slice kencur/wild ginger

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Blend together all the ingredients to obtain a thick consistency.

2. Adjust seasoning. Serve with steamed, boiled or raw Sambal and Pickless or with green sour fruits.