Sambal Belacan

Sambal Belacan

Hello everyone! All you Chef Juniors! Welcome to Malaysia Treats! I know that we have not been updating this blog for a really, really, really long time. Well guest what? Today we have something Spicy for you guys. Yup, sure it is cause the recipe in Malaysia Treats for today is Sambal Belacan. This cooking can get a little hot, but it will be good. This recipe does not need to be cooked. Sambal Belacan is great for dipping in with petai. Sambal Belacan is a great pal with tempoyak. So without you starving there, let's check out some recipe!

Ingredients:

• Cili Api (Normally like 20 but you can raise it up for more) (Plucked stem)
• Belacan (burned)
• 2 spoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt (according to your taste)
• Tamarind (seeds out and tamarind pasted)

Method:

1. Crush the Cili Api one-by-one using a mortar and pestle. (In Malay; "Lesung Batu")
2. After it is done,  take the burned belacan and crush it in the paste.
3. Then crush in the sugar and salt. Pour in the tamarind.
4. Ready to be served with tempoyak and petai!

See? Was that easy?  Try making it! It is one of the Malaysian traditional food. And it is spicy! Do not forget to like us on our Facebook page! So till the next post, keep cooking!