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Sambal Tomato
Malay Heritage

Sambal Tomato

Frankly, I love this sambal much more than our regular sambal belachan.

Prep20m
Cook30m
Total50m
Difficultyeasy
Marina’s Story

Frankly, I love this sambal much more than our regular sambal belachan. Pan frying the

Ingredients

6 servings
  • Ingredients:~2 tbsp oil
  • ripe & firm tomato, quartereda large handful of birds-eye chillies10 shallots (bawang merah kecil)a thumb sized shrimp paste, roasted1 whole
  • salt1 tsp
  • sugar1 tsp

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Heat the oil in a pan.

  2. 2.

    Fry the shrimp paste, shallots, bird's-eye chillies and tomatoes till all the ingredients become soft & limp.

  3. 3.

    Remove from the pan and place everything in a mortar. Pound it gently with a pestle.

  4. 4.

    Flavour with salt & sugar. Combine all the flavours.

  5. 5.

    Serve in a little bowl and perfect eaten with white rice or dipped with vegetables!