Comments on Season with Spice: Nasi Lemak Recipe (Part 1) - Sambal Belacan

Hi Chinlyn - the base of sambal belacan consists o...

2012-04-14T05:41:01.145-07:00

Hi Chinlyn - the base of sambal belacan consists of just chili peppers & belacan as indicated above. To enjoy sambal belacan as a dip, calamansi lime juice is great to enhance the flavor but not a must. If you like some sourish fruity sweetness, tamarind might be a good substitute for lime juice. Otherwise, you can always add in some sugar, soy sauce or garlic, it will be just fine. Play along with the ingredients that suit you. Here is another link to our other sambal recipes that you can explore:

http://blog.seasonwithspice.com/2011/11/types-of-sambal-chili-recipes.html

Hi! I love sambal but am allergic to citrus, can ...

2012-04-12T11:46:57.891-07:00

Hi! I love sambal but am allergic to citrus, can you suggest a good alternative ingredient? Thank you.

Hi Laura, If you don't fancy belacan (the shr...

2011-06-02T09:10:10.984-07:00

Hi Laura,

If you don't fancy belacan (the shrimp paste), you can still whip up a delicious vegan sambal based on your personal taste. The key ingredients are fresh chilies, garlic, shallots, tamarind juice and a dash of salt & sugar. Squeeze in lime juice when served.

To make your sambal more flavourful, you can also throw in thinly sliced lemongrass, tomatoes (without juice) or tiny bits of turmeric powder.

Enjoy!
Reese

would love to conjur up a good vegan sambal! will ...

2011-05-31T05:30:41.665-07:00

would love to conjur up a good vegan sambal! will bookmark this with my cookmarked.com account until i get the rest figure out!

Tes, To make sambal with dried chilies, first so...

2011-05-28T04:06:09.755-07:00

Tes,

To make sambal with dried chilies, first soak the dried chilies for an hour until it gets soften. Then you can blend it with garlic, shallots and a bit of water. Feel feel to add some lemongrass.

Then fry the chili paste in a wok or pan with some oil. Add belacan & some tamarind juice and fry everything together until fragrant. The sambal is ready when the paste gets thicken. Add sugar, salt & some lime juice and enjoy! Many ways to experiment.

Another common method of making delicious sambal using dried chilies is to mix them with dried shrimps.

Hope this is helpful.

I do need a good sambal recipe to spice up my kitc...

2011-05-26T21:23:43.769-07:00

I do need a good sambal recipe to spice up my kitchen. I'm glad I find this. Do you have the recipe using dried red chili, too because fresh red chili is not easy to come by around here :)

Tamarind is so interesting. Here in Croatia we don...

2011-05-25T12:11:21.739-07:00

Tamarind is so interesting. Here in Croatia we don't have it on our market. This looks amazing!

Sanyukta - Thanks! Glad to have you here.

2011-05-19T21:13:12.617-07:00

Sanyukta - Thanks! Glad to have you here.

Hi Emily - yea, guys are babies. Should make them ...

2011-05-19T20:56:35.285-07:00

Hi Emily - yea, guys are babies. Should make them pound the chilies if they make noise:)

Penang is going through a lot of changes these days. Good time to visit if you get a chance.

Reese

That looks simply amazing..wht a wonderful color n...

2011-05-19T13:01:41.880-07:00

That looks simply amazing..wht a wonderful color n flavorful spice going in..love love ur space n the pics can make anyone crave n hungry..on top of all love the name-season with spice...wow..
First time here..would love to hear from u aswell..
Love the submit ur recipe page..wil send my recipies soon..
Sanyukta
http://creativesanyukta.blogspot.com/

one of our favourite type of sambal looks deliciou...

2011-05-18T13:08:17.141-07:00

one of our favourite type of sambal looks delicious

Hi Reese, this looks amazing and brought back many...

2011-05-18T04:45:51.151-07:00

Hi Reese, this looks amazing and brought back many delicious memories in Penang! I can totally relate to Mark's little disappearing act during the cooking process as my husband pulls the same thing too, haha!