Nasi Lemak Sambal

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

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