Prawn Sambal
1 kilo of prawns - shelled and deveined
1 tbs tamarind - add a little water and dilute, remove the seeds
salt
Blend this ingredients together:
20 dry chillies or 10 fresh red chillies
1 large ripe tomato
1 onion
6 garlic
1in garlic
1 small piece of turmeric
2 lemon grass - cut fine
1in shrimp paste
Remove all seeds from the dried/fresh chilies so that the sambal will not be too hot.
Boil the chili for a two minutes, drain the water.
Omit this if fresh chillies are used.
Add the ingredients in some water (just enough to cover the ingredients) into the blender and grind till fine.
Put some oil into a pot, add the chili mixture and stir well till it changes colour. This would take about 30 minutes in a medium heat.
Remember to stir it often.
Add tamarind juice. Cook until the chili mixture turns a little dark red.
Then add the prawns and the onions.
Lastly, add salt and sugar to taste.
And we are done.
Serve with coconut cream rice.
Enjoy...jue
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