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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Vegetarian Sambal Tumis

Sambal



Blend together:
250g fresh red chillies, cut into pieces
7g turmeric, sliced
30g galangal, sliced
30g lemongrass, sliced
10g bunga kantan (torch ginger), sliced
1 cup water

Seasoning: (to taste)
1.5 tsp salt
1.5 tsp sugar
1 tsp mushroom seasoning
1 tbsp lime juice (optional)

5 tbsp cooking oil

  • Place water and all the ingredients into a blender and blend until fine.
  • Transfer blended ingredients into a heated frying pan and cook on low heat, stirring continuously for about 5 minutes.  Then add in cooking oil and sugar.  Cook until sambal starts to turn a deeper red.
  • Add in the rest of the seasoning.  Cook for another 15 minutes until oil separates from the chilli.
  • Transfer sambal into a clean and dry glass container.  Keep it refrigerated.


2 comments:

  1. Hi Veronica, I can't remember if I had cooked this sambal before but I know it is very tasty and delicious cos' of the bunga kantan and lemongrass. Very aromatic.

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    1. Hi Kimmy, this sambal is very aromatic indeed and best eaten with fried noodles.

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