Belacan

Fresh chilli (I use 5 red chillis) • Prawn paste (Belacan/ Terasi), I use about 30 grams • Ginger, I use about 100 grams

tamarind paste (asam) • warm water • cooking oil • medium eggplants (cut to bite-size chunks) • okra (lady finger) (top trimmed) • tomato (cut to wedges) • pineapple (cut to bite-size chunks) • bulb of a torch ginger flower (sliced) • large whole fish head (preferably grouper, threadfin, or snapper) (cleaned) • salt, or to taste • pepper • dried chilli (soaked 30 minutes in warm water) •

brown onion - roughly chopped • lemongrass (white part - thinly sliced) • garlic • big red chillies - roughly chopped • (or less) cut dried chillies (soak in hot water for 5 minutes to soften before using) • turmeric powder. You can also use fresh turmeric • small cube, about an inch or a small thumb size, shrimp paste/terasi/belacan (OPTIONAL) • red onion - thinly sliced • tamarind puree • -1 kg squids - washed & cleaned • chicken bouillon • sugar to taste (See Notes #4) •

rice (basmati rice is better) • pandan leaves • ginger • small shallots • small boxes of coconut milk (400ml total) • butter/plant-based margarine • Star anise + cinnamon • salt • cooking oil • washed anchovies (To blend) • garlic (To blend) • small shallots or 2 large ones (To blend) •

quinoa • chicken broth • oil • Daun ulam raja • Daun kaduk • Daun cekur • Kaffir lime leaves • Thai basil • Turmeric leaves • Winged beans • Long beans • Dried shrimp •

anchovies • chilli paste • shaloot • garlic cloves • Belacan or Prawn Paste • cooking oil • sliced onion • tamarind paste or 2 slices • water

Soy Sauce • Brown Sugar • Cooking Oil • Chopped Onion • Garlic • Red Chili • Boneless Chicken • Sweet Soy Sauce • Egg • Belacan Paste (Shrimp Paste) • Cooked Rice • Turmeric Powder •

Shrimps: • Shrimps, 12 Large • Baking Soda, • Ice Cubes, 1 Heaping Cup • Egg White, • Tapioca Starch, • Sake, • Japanese Mayo, • Bleached All Purpose Flour, 2 TSP + More For Dredging • Potato / Corn Starch, • Sea Salt, • White Pepper, •

dried chilies • medium size brown onion • garlic • candlenuts • thumb size Belacan / shrimp paste / terasi • thumb size Tamarind paste • water • coconut sugar or palm sugar - grated, crushed or shaved • sugar • (or to taste) chicken seasoning powder • ~ Asian groceries sell variety of Dried Chilies that are packed in different sizes. It ranges from mildest to hottest. We usually get two big bags, the mildest and the hottest • ~ In most of my Asian recipes, i combine these two types, 1/3 of the hottest ones and the rest is the mild type. Adjust your preferred heat accordingly. Experiment and know your chillies •

dory fish fillet • Red sambal • Belacan • sliced shallot • salt • fish sauce • olive oil • tomato sauce

red onions / 12 shallots • garlic • ginger • lemon grass • salt • fish curry powder • water • Brinjal • Long beans • Carrots • Cabbage • Pineapple •

Petai • Small prawns • Onions • Sambal belacan • soy sauce • sweet soy sauce • water

Chicken carcass bone • Chicken breast / drumstick • Prawns medium size • Fish balls • Fish cake • Laksa noodles / mee hoon • Hard boiled eggs • Coriander • Bean sprouts • Some onions • Lime • Laksa paste •

Tofu (cut into square) • Eggplant 🍆 (cut Square) • Oil for cooking • Chicken Powder (optional) • Salt and Sugar (depend on your taste) • Big Chili 🌶 • Chili Padi (can add more if you like spicy) • tomatoes 🍅 • red onions • Garlic • Belacan

x120 g mackerel • Lady's Finger • Assam Paste • Belacan

shallots • garlic • thumb-size piece Belacan, toasted • dried small shrimp, fried/roasted • red chillis • cayenne peppers • tomatoes, cut lengthwise • lime, use the juice • sugar (to taste) • salt (to taste) • Oil for frying

Red chili peppers (dried) • Garlic • Bawang merah (shallots) or regular onions • Belacan (shrimp paste) • Water

Kang kung (200 g), cut to taste • tomatoes, roughly chopped (remove seeds if you don’t like) • red chillis, sliced oblique • bouillon powder • bay leaves • galangal, crushed • sugar • Salt • oil for frying • GROUND SPICES • shallots • garlic •

Raw tomato - medium size - Julian cut / sliced • Belacan - Dried salted shrimp powder • Blended small chilli • Lime juice • Few drops of cooking oil • Some sugar, salt and seasoning • Some sliced lime rind

Big chilli 12 nos • Red chilli • Other chilli 50++ nos • Vinegar half cup x2 • Big onion 1 nos • Salt 1 small spoon each time • Sugar • Calamansi 5 nos

garlic • onion • dried chilli soaked • belacan small • ginger thumb • serai - lemon grass • tumeric powder • fish curry • sardines • curry leaves • handfull of asam tamarine

water • thick rice vermicelli noodles • fresh unpeeled prawns • coconut milk • fried tofu puffs (tau pok) • fried fish cake • bean sprouts • laksa curry paste (fresh or instant) • vegetable oil • laksa leaves (Vietnamese coriander), finely chopped • belacan sambal • eggs

Kangkong • shallot and 3 garlic • deseeded red Chili • Cooked roasted pork (optional add on) • Belacan paste (LKK) • oil • sugar

Prawn (Roughly Chopped) • Fried Anchovies • Kangkong (or morning glory) • rice • egg • fried anchovies • small red shallot • garlic cloves • green chili • belacan

Beef or Chicken • Red Onion • Garlic • Greater Galangal • Belacan • Kaffir Lime • Lemongrass • Turmeric Leaves • Pandan Leaves • Coconut Milk • tbp Brown Sugar • Asam Jawa Juice •

bawang merah • bawang putih • cabe kriting • Lada bubuk • Daun salam • ikat kangkung • Garam • Gula • Daun Salam • Secukupnya air

eggs (10-12) • brown onion-minced- optional • big piece dried tamarind peel • red onion • brown onion • chopped dried chillies, deseeded, soaked in hot water to soften, drain & discard the water (pic, see instructions in the recipe) • Thumb size of shrimp paste/belacan/terasi (OPTIONAL) • granulated sugar/ TO TASTE • chicken seasoning powder or chicken bouillon/ TO TASTE

kang kung • Garlic, Red Onion and Chili Padi finely chopped (Add in 1 tea spoon fish sauce) • Belacan