Nasi Lemak Sambal

Name: Nasi Lemak Sambal (Sambal Nasi Lemak Bawang)
Yield: Serves 10
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: 1 medium white onion, peeled and sliced; ½ tsp salt; 4 red chillies, roughly chopped; 20 dried chillies, seeds removed and soaked in hot water to rehydrate, then squeezed to remove excess water before using; 2 large white onions, peeled and roughly chopped; 2 slices asam gelugor or 2 tsp tamarind juice; 2 cloves garlic, peeled; 125 ml (4 fl oz / ½ cup) vegetable oil; 300 g (11 oz) shallots, peeled and roughly chopped; Dark brown sugar, to taste; 4 stalks lemongrass, white part only, roughly chopped

Sambal Nasi Lemak Bawang

Preparation info

Serves
10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

My Rendang isn't Crispy

By Zaleha Kadir Olpin

Published 2019

About

In South East Asia, sambal is the standard name for any spicy dish where blended chillies are the main ingredient. This is a basic vegetarian sambal that I always make to accompany my nasi lemak, purely because my family is not too keen on other sambals. I have included a note on how to make anchovy sambal below.

Ingredients

Asia
Malaysia
Sauce
South East Asia
Vegan
Gluten-free

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