PEPPER SAMBAL
It is a condiment or a side dish and is sometimes substituted for fresh chillis.
Ingredients
1/4 cup cooking oil
2 shallots, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
5gm ginger, chopped
1 teaspoon black peppercorns, crushed
50 gm chilli paste
20gm belacan
20gm peanuts, ground
4 tablespoons tamarind juice
20gm onion, sliced
2 teaspoons sugar
Method
1. Heat cooking oil in a pan and add the chopped shallots, garlic, ginger and peppercorns. Fry for a while.
2. Add chilli paste and belacan and fry till fragrant.
3. Add ground peanuts, tamarind juice, sliced onion and sugar and cook for a few minutes.
