Sambal Matah (Raw sauce sambal / salsa)

Ingredients:

• 7 pcs of shallots (thinly slice)
• 1 pieces of long red chilies (finely chop)
• 3 pcs lemongrass “white part only” (finely chop)
• 1 thin slice of ginger (finely chop)
• ¼ tsp. shrimp paste (already baked)
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ tsp. white pepper
• 2 tbsp. coconut oil
• ½ kaffir lime juice (squeezed)

Directions:

1. Cut all ingredients and put into the small stainless still bowl.
2. [Making Sambal Matah] Crash the salt and shrimp paste first, than mix them with all the spices. Add coconut oil, kaffir lime juice, salt and pepper then mixed well until the savory aroma got out.
3. Sambal Matah is ready to be served.

Note: If you like to make it softer, you can use hot oil instead of the cold one, also is possible to wash the shallot, chilies and lemongrass with hot water twice before mixed with other ingredients.

Sambal Ulek
(Balinese Sambal Paste)

 Ingredients:

• 7 pcs of shallots
• 4 pieces of long red chilies
• 4 pieces of long hot chilies
• 5 pcs of garlics
• 1 pcs of tomato
• ½ tsp. shrimp paste
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 500 ml coconut oil
• ½ kaffir lime juice (squeezed)

Directions:

1. In a pan, fry all those ingredients until well cooked (around 6-8 minutes, medium heat). Than dried and set on the side.
2. In the mortar and pestle, ground all the ingredients until the texture become smooth.
3. Add some salt and kaffir lime juice, adjust the taste.
4. Sambal Ulek is ready to be served.

Note: If you don’t like spicy please don’t use any hot chilies and using less red big chili.