Sambal Telor

Name: Sambal Telor (Boiled Eggs with Chilli Gravy)
Ingredients: 1 cup coconut milk; 3 tablespoons sugar; ½ teaspoon salt; 8 hard-boiled eggs; 110 g or 4 ounces ounces red chillies; 230 g or 8 ounces shallots, peeled and cubed; 60 g or 2 ounces belachan, diced; 60 g or 2 ounces tamarind (assam), soaked in 2 cups of hot water; 60 g or 2 ounces tamarind (assam), soaked in 2 cups of hot water; 6 tablespoons oil

Boiled Eggs with Chilli Gravy

Preparation info

Makes
6
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Growing Up In A Nonya Kitchen

By Sharon Wee

Published 2012

About

Much like the prawn sambal that goes with mee siam, this dish consists of hard-boiled eggs instead.

Ingredients

8 hard-boiled eggs
110 g or 4 ounces ounces red chillies

Side dish
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Peel the hard-boiled eggs. Set aside.
Pound or grind the fresh chillies, shallots and belachan.
Strain the tamarind juice and discard the seeds and fibre. Reserve the tamarind juice.
Heat a pan and add oil. When the oil is glistening, fry the spice paste over low heat until fragrant. Pour in the tamarind juice and coconut milk into the pan.