Sambal Tumis Ikan Bilis
The sambal served with nasi lemak: chilli paste fried down slowly with anchovies and tamarind.
Prep
8 min
Cook
22 min
Total
30 min
Serves
6
Per serving
229 kcal
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Instructions
Step 1: Fry the rinsed dried anchovies in a little of the vegetable oil until crisp and set them aside.
Step 2: Fry the blended shallots and garlic in the remaining oil until soft.
Step 3: Add the chilli paste and toasted belacan and fry patiently until the oil separates and the paste darkens.
Step 4: Stir in the tamarind paste, palm sugar, salt and water and simmer.
Step 5: Return the anchovies with the onion rings and cook until thick.
Ingredients
Quantities update automatically for 6 servings.
- 80 gDried anchovies — rinsed
- 5 tbspChilli paste
- 6 wholeShallot — blended
- 4 clovesGarlic — blended
- 10 gBelacan — toasted
- 2 tbspTamarind paste
- 2 ½ tbspPalm sugar
- 1 wholeOnion — sliced into rings
- 70 mlVegetable oil
- 1 tspSalt
- 150 mlWater
Nutrition
Nutrition per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Not yet reviewed.
- Calories
- 229 kcal
- Protein
- 9.3 g
- Carbohydrates
- 19 g
- Fat
- 13.4 g
- Saturated fat
- 1.9 g
- Fibre
- 2.2 g
- Sugar
- 12.6 g
- Sodium
- 1240 mg
These figures are estimates for general information only and are not medical or dietary advice.