Nethili sambal (ikan Billis / anchovies)

Name: Nethili sambal (ikan Billis / anchovies)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 normal size onions (I love onions by the way); 8 garlic; 4 candle nuts; Shrimp paste, 1/3 of ur pinkie; 1 small piece ginger; 20 pieces dried chilli soaked in hot water for 10 mins; 1 packet anchovies (pre-soaked for 10 mins than fry); In the same oil, add :; 1 onion - sliced; 10 curry leaves; 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed; Add the blended sambal paste; Sugar; Salt; For sugar and salt I do not have a measurement as I added little by little until I got the right taste

Sharon Nathan @cook_10219383

I’ve mixed and match a few ingredients to get this. U can do that too :)

Sharon Nathan @cook_10219383

I’ve mixed and match a few ingredients to get this. U can do that too :)

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Ingredients

Blend the paste
3normal size onions (I love onions by the way)
8garlic
4candle nuts
Shrimp paste, 1/3 of ur pinkie
1small piece ginger
20 piecesdried chilli soaked in hot water for 10 mins
Making the sambal
1 packetanchovies (pre-soaked for 10 mins than fry)
In the same oil, add :
1onion - sliced
10curry leaves
1/2 teaspoonmustard seed
Add the blended sambal paste
Sugar
Salt
For sugar and salt I do not have a measurement as I added little by little until I got the right taste

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Steps

1

Presoak chilli & anchovies 10 mins in advance.
2

Fry the anchovies
3

Blend the paste
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Use the same oil as the fried anchovies, add the mustard seeds, curry leaves and onion.
5

Once the onion looks white/translucent, add the blended paste and fry the sambal paste.
6

Add salt & sugar little by little as it takes awhile to fry.
7

Once the sambal looks dry, add the fried anchovies.
8

Let it cook until it dries up and it’s ready.
9

Will add pictures on the next round :)