Sambal

A family of chilli relishes, not one recipe: raw or cooked, fresh or fermented, sour, sweet or intensely savoury depending on the tradition.

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Ways this is made

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  • Sambal belacan Chilli pounded with toasted fermented shrimp paste and lime.
  • Sambal matah A raw Balinese sambal of sliced shallot, lemongrass, chilli and coconut oil.
  • Sambal terasi An Indonesian sambal built on terasi, fermented shrimp paste.
  • Sambal tumis A cooked sambal, fried down until the oil separates.

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