The important point of getting a good sambal is to tumis (keep stirring) the raw chili paste with oil for very long hour as to get rid of the raw chili smell and get better chili fragrant. One of my Malay friend took 2hours to prepare her sambal, can you imagine!!
(printable recipe)
Ingredients A
300g dried red chili (cut 1” length and cooked in hot water for 10mins, remove seeds)
175ml water
Ingredients B
2 onions
10 shallots
10 cloves of garlic
50ml water
300ml cooking oil or more
1. Blend ingredients A till fine or paste texture, and set aside.
2. Blend ingredients B till fine or paste texture, and set aside.
3. Heat wok (without oil) over low flame, add in chili mixture, stir fry for 15mins.
4. Add in cooking oil, continue stir fry for another 15mins (at this time, the mixture is quite heavy and hard to stir)
5. Add in onion mixture, continue stir fry for 45mins or till oil separated from chili (at this time, the mixture is light and easy to stir)
6. Cool down completely before store in clean air tight container.Store in fridge or freezer.
My note:
I did not add any seasoning (salt,sugar & etc), belacan (shrimps paste), herbs or etc. So this basic chili paste can be used to cook chicken curry, fried Mamak noodles, fried chicken, fried fish, sweet sambal, sambal ikan bilis (anchovies) for nasi lemak and etc. You can adjust the amount of seasoning, add more shallots, onion or garlic, or to add shrimps paste or herbs, so it is very versatile, adjust according to your recipe. So this is very similar to the chili Boh that we use to buy from market here.
The best thing is I can reduce the cooking time, don't need to stir fry the chili paste while cooking, just add in and mix with other ingredients, easy and fast!!
Happy Cooking !!
54 comments:
sambal ..homemade one looks so nice..
We love spicy food.sure try to prepare this chillipaste..
nice color ..loved it
This is an exciting and hot post! Thanks for sharing such a valuable recipe!
hi sonia..happy mother"s day to you dear:)..wah rajinnya..bila cili paste betul-betul masak pasti tidak akan sakit perut ..trust me:)
Wow..homemade chilli paste looks so good.thanks for sharing such a valuble recipe.
Happy Monther's day to u dear.
I have bags of spice mixes I make up in advance. Now I will have a chili paste in my freezer...
excellent post
Angie, haha! you're funny...a "hot" post!
Sonia, thanks for this recipe and such great tips. I have several of my special additions in the freezer, like tamarind pulp, grated lemongrass, dukkah spice mix etc.... Now I'm going to make and freeze sambal tumis!
Thanks for sharing this chilli paste recipe. Will buy the ingredients tomorrow.
Woow, love hot and spicy food. Your chili paste is so gorgeous. The psychedelic colur rocks my appetite!
So Shiokkkk ! I love sambal tumis and I have a small bottle left in the fridge made by my mum
Good idea to make a lot and keep them frozen. No need to go through the hassle again when want to prepare a quick meal!
If for daily chilli eaters, this is a must at home.
hot and yummy chilli paste.
It's so nice to have a recipe for this that I can make for myself. It is most appreciated. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary
He! One of my fave condiments! Love it on just about any dishes ... of course, it's gotta be used wisely ... If you get what I mean. Hahaha!
A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to you! Remember to take a day off on the Big Day, yea?
Wow...I need that for my cooking! It's perfect to add that hot kick to food...mmm. Thanks for sharing.
Never made this or cooked with it...but I think I might just try it out.
I am a chili lover too! I add chili to everything!
Sonia, I always have a big bottle stand by in my fridge coz i like chilies. but i didn't add garlic other remain :)
Wow!!!! Its a must for all the chilli lovers:) Have a nice weekend dear ):
Hi Sonia, I stumbled upon your site by accident. I am a Malaysian but live in Australia. Thanks for your generous sharing of your recipes and experiences. Love them. Keep up the good work.
昨晚就看到了。害我超级想吃nasi lemak
整晚都是nasi lemak在那边飞来飞去
Hi Sonia!!! Sambal look hot ya...;)
Like U, I'm a SpicyLover too...my dishes has to be spicy, otherwise susah mau turun, except for some veges.
I do blend and keep chilled & separated Chilli paste, Garlic & Ginger paste and Shallots paste. Too lazy wanna tumis them first. Hahaha! ;)
Haha.. I can feel the spiciness of this sambal tunis by just looking at it~
I must try your version, it looks good! Happy mother's day!
This looks so great... Happy Mother's Day...
Good hot stuff! Send some over my way...
my mum always prepare for me so i no need to do this. haha... Further more here very difficult to have shallots. So, mum will prepared n pack it nicely for me :) 幸福吗？
Guess most of us love sambal...sure does add a hot kick to any dish! I shall try cooking it for 1 hour next time to see the difference as compared to those with less cooking time. Thanks for the tip.
Love your post! Great advice too, thank you. Happy Mother's Day!
Such a vibrant colour chilli paste.I am sure its going to be very fiery.
i love chilli, can share some with me :P
I love all things chilli. This sambal tumis recipe is so good! Thanks for sharing.
I love spicy food! I'll definitely make this, one question: can fresh chillies be used instead of dried?
Oh I love spicy food too !! especially those with sambal.. Happy Mother's Day Sonia :)
great recipe! must try it one day
yes i agree..to cook the best sambal the longer the better, u just have to be very very patience hehe...
being malay myself i couldn't live without sambal, its a must have in my daily menu =)
Nothing like a good homemade sambal. Damn, I misses my mum's sambal.
wow..hot n spicy..i love spice...nice clicks..
first time here...u have a lovely space...just started blogging..and love to add u in my list..
ur comments/suggestions r highly appreciated..happy blogging...following u>>>>>>
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Looks really spicy, i can't take too spicy, my stomach can't accept it. Maybe i cook with less chili one...hehehe
This is going to be so good with Nasi Lemak, Mee Rebus, Mee Goreng... everything...!!
So very red! Bet it's hot....I saw so many dried chili :O
Dear all, Thanks for stopping by, look like a lot of you also love chili huh, same like me..
Cikmanggis, thanks for informing me, no wonder I never sakit perut when makan nasi Lemak, hahaha..
suhana, ya, this what my Malay frined told me, to tumis secukup lama...
Ellie, now I know you also a chili lover...
Olive, I never try with fresh chili before, I think you can, but dried one would be better.
To new comer, welcome to my blog, will hop over to your blog soon.
Jane, "Shy Mang" huh, very 幸福, hehehe..no shallots, a lot of dishes can not cook lo..
wow...there are so many spicy lover here....
let me join in this spicy lover group..haha....
then i want to say:i will follow you!!
Ooh la la ,this is my favourite !
I see, I sweat! I bet my wife will love this...
Hi hi
Thanks for sharing your goodies, experiences & time. I m newbie n enjoy reading your blog n found many good old days food.. :))
Hi Sonia, I love ur blog. Very interesting.
May I know what brand of food processor u r using as it really done a good job....it can even grind the chilli seed.
Jane, "Shy Mang" huh, very 幸福, hehehe..no shallots, a lot of dishes can not cook lo..
Do you think I can use sambal tumis to make a curry beef?
Bonnie, yes, you can use this as basic chili paste for curry beef, but you still need to add curry powder and curry leaves and etc..
Hi Sonia, follow steps but quantity reduce to 1/3 and chillies end result not in paste form like yours, it is dry. Where possible go wrong
? Thk.
Thank you so much for sharing your cooking and baking.
Im so excited found your blog with all Malaysia cooking/kuih muih.
Thank you again
Hi, I'm wondering if you could share a recipe for KL Hokkien Mee Sambal. I've been craving for that particular sambal ever since moving to Sydney. Please help.
Thanks in advance.
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