
Sambal Belacan with Mixed Vegetables
Level
-
Cooking
5 min
Preparation
20 min
Ingredients
Servings
4
Sambal Paste | |
Garlic | 20 g |
Shallots | 50 g |
Red Chillies (deseeded) | 200 g |
Gula Melaka (chopped finely) | 20 g |
White Pepper | 1⁄2 tsp |
Salt | 1 tsp |
FairPrice Canola Oil | 100 ml |
Aromatics | |
Kaffir Lime Leaves | 2 pieces |
Lemongrass (with the bottom part crushed) | 2 stalks |
Galangal (sliced thinly) | 1 thumb |
Vegetables | |
Garlic (chopped) | 2 cloves |
Shallots (chopped) | 3 |
Belacan | 1 tbsp |
Tamarind Paste (mixed it with 2 tbsp of water, reserve the water) | 1 tbsp |
PASAR Long Beans (cut into 2cm lengths) | 100 g |
Top Taste Baby Okra (cut into 2cm lengths) | 100 g |
Eggplant (cut into 4cm x 1cm lengths) | 100 g |
Petai (or stinky beans, halved) | 40 g |
Salt and white pepper, to taste | |
FairPrice Canola Oil, for cooking |
How to cook
Prepare the sambal paste and aromatics
- Blend the ingredients for the sambal paste all together in a food processor. Set aside.
- Pour a tablespoon of canola oil into a wok on high heat. Sauté the galangal, lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves until they emit a strong fragrance.
- Add the sambal paste and cook until it dries up and there is visible oil separation. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Add another tablespoon of canola oil into the hot wok. Fry the eggplant until lightly browned on all sides, and set aside.
Stir fry the vegetables with the aromatic sambal paste and serve!
- Sauté the garlic, shallots and belacan with another tablespoon of canola oil until it emits a fragrant aroma. Add the sambal paste and cook it for another one to two minutes on medium heat. Set aside.
- Add the long beans and fry for a minute with another tablespoon of canola oil or oil from the sambal paste. Pour in the reserved tamarind paste water.
- Add the baby okra and continue frying for another minute.
- Add the cooked eggplant and continue frying for 30 secs.
- Add the petai and allow it to cook for another 30 secs. Add the sambal paste and tamarind water and fry for another one to two minutes. Season to taste with salt and white pepper.
- Remove from heat and serve immediately with warm white rice!
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