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Sambal Ikan Bilis

Anchovy and chilies steamed and spiced with tamarind for a Malaysian side dish. Serve with steaming hot nasi lemak.

Serves 4 · Easy

Serves
4

Ingredients

Difficulty
easy
  1. 1

    Fry the ikan bilis until crisp and put aside. Grind the prawn paste together with shallots, garlic, deseeded dried chillies.

  2. 2

    Slice the bombay onion into rings. Heat 2 tbsps oil in a pan and fry the ground ingredients until fragrant.

  3. 3

    Add in the onion rings. Add tamatind juice, salt, sugar. Cook, stirring occasionally until the gravy thickens.

  4. 4

    Add in the ikan bilis and mix well. Serve with steaming hot Nasi Lemak.

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