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Sambal matah
Makes 500ml Sauces and accompaniments
Ingredients
- 8 green finger chillies, finely chopped
- 2 red jalapeños or finger chillies
- 8 shallots, thinly sliced
- 5 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 3 makrut lime leaves, stems removed, thinly sliced
- 1tbsp lime juice
- 1⁄4tsp salt
- 1⁄4tsp sugar
- 3tbsp coconut oil
- 2 lemongrass stalks, white part only, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1⁄2tsp shrimp paste (optional) sugar, to taste
Method
Put the chillies, shallots, garlic, lime leaves, juice, salt and sugar in a bowl and stir. Heat the coconut oil in a frying pan over a medium–high heat, then fry the lemongrass to soften a little. Add the shrimp paste, if using, and fry for 30 seconds, then pour into the bowl. Mix and add sugar if needed before serving.
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