Sambal Dried Prawns Recipe (Sambal Haebee)

 

Sambal Dried Prawns

     

      Ingredients

  • Dried prawns - 300 grams

  • Small onions (sliced) - 8 pieces

  • Dried chilies (soak in warm water for 10 minutes) - 8 pieces

  • Turmeric (chopped) - 1 inch

  • Lemon grass (chopped finely) - 1 stalk

  • Prawn paste (belachan, toasted) - 1 teaspoon

  • Garlic (sliced) - 3 cloves

  • Tamarind paste - 1 tablespoon

  • Lime Leaf (shredded) - 3 pieces

  • Sugar - 2 tablespoons

  • Cooking oil - 5 tablespoons

  • Salt to taste

 

 

Method

  • Rinse dried prawns thoroughly, soak for 5 minutes, drain well and pound coarsely.

  • Mix toasted belachan, dried chilies, turmeric, small onions and garlic and pound into fine paste and set aside.

  • Dissolve tamarind paste in 6 tablespoons of water.

  • Heat 5 tablespoons of cooking oil in frying pan, add in lemon grass and stir-fry until fragrant.

  • Add pounded paste and dried prawns in and mix well, continue to stir-fry until aromatic.

  • Add lime leaves, sugar, salt and tamarind solution and fried until dish become dry. Leave to cool and serve.

  • Food processor or blender can also be used to to prepare fine paste.

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