How to make sambal. Blend chillies, chopped onion and ½ cup of oil into a smooth paste. Heat wok and add ¼ cup of oil. Add the chilli paste into the wok. Bring the heat up to a quick 'boil', then lower heat to a simmer. Add salt, tamarind paste and belacan granules/ shrimp paste. Gently stir and cook on medium heat until oil splits***.
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Sambal is a popular Indonesian and Malaysian condiment made from fresh or dried chilies and aromatics like lemongrass and onion. In some sambal, belacan (shrimp paste) is added to give it a punch of umami flavor. Sambal goreng gets its name as all the veggies and protein are individually fried before adding into the chili paste.
Step by step instructions. Heat a skillet over medium high heat and add the coconut oil, dried shrimp and eggplant. Cook until eggplant starts to brown (being careful not to burn the shrimp). Add the sambal and stir well. Cook for 2 minutes. (If it starts to burn, add the water now).Sambal belacan usually is made of fresh red chilies or bird's eye chilies, a little shallot or onion, sometimes ginger, a squeeze of lime, belacan and a little sugar. The belacan must be roasted first for a few minutes over naked flame (like roasting marshamallow). Sambal belacan is distinguished from other kinds of sambal being that it is not.