Prawn Sambal
Ingredients:
10 large prawns (or 300g medium-sized ones)
1 large onion, sliced into rings
6 belimbings (optional)
2 tsp tumeric powder
4 tbsp cooking oil
300ml tamarind juice
salt and sugar to taste
Ingredients to be blended:
10 dried chillies (soaked in hot water till soft)
5 fresh red chillies
10 shallots
4 cloves garlic
20g belachan (prawn paste)
1 stalk serai
Method:
1. Shell and devein prawns but retain the tails. Mix prawns with 2 tsp tumeric powder .
2. Heat oil and fry prawns and sliced onion quickly and remove.
3. In the same oil, fry the blended ingredients till fragrant. Add in the assam juice, salt and sugar to taste.
4. Add in the sliced belimbings and prawns and cook till sambal is quite dry.
Variations:
Egg Sambal - boil eggs and add to sambal.
Sotong Sambal - use 300g sotong (do not overcook sotong)
Fish Sambal - season 10 kuning fish with tumeric powder and shallow fry first.
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