Sambal Ikan Bilis

Name: Sambal Ikan Bilis
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Ingredients: 1 cup ikan bilis; 1 cup nuts with skin on; 2 tablespoon of sambal; 1 Tbsp sugar; 2 red chilies (I used 1 fresh and 1 dried); 1/2 big onion; 5 cloves garlic; 1 Tbsp belachan; 1 Tbsp dried prawn; 1 white part of lemon grass finely sliced (optional); 2 kaffir leaves (optional)

4 February 2016

O, I love these so much. When I was a kid, you could buy these from a neighbour’s house. Just stick 5 cents into the window and say, “Cik, ikan bilis kachang”, and a hand would pass a small plastic bag of this wonderful combo though the same window. What an adventure.

So simple to make, takes only 5 minutes. They are so addictive, you simply cannot put them down.

Recipe

Sambal Ikan Bilis

Prep: 0 min
Cook: 0 min
Total: 0 min
Serves: 0

Ingredients

1 cupikan bilis
1 cupnuts with skin on
2 tablespoonof sambal
1 Tbspsugar

Sambal

2red chilies, I used 1 fresh and 1 dried
1/2big onion
5 clovesgarlic
1 Tbspbelachan
1 Tbspdried prawn
1white part of lemon grass finely sliced, optional
2kaffir leaves, optional

Method

01
Blend or pound the ingredients for the sambal.
02
Deep fry nuts for 5 minutes, and drain oil.
03
Deep fry ikan bilis for 2 minutes, drain and set aside.
04
In a medium hot pan, heat 1 tbsp of oil.
05
Fry the sambal until oil exudes, and the paste darkened.
06
Stir the nuts and ikan bilis through the sambal mixture.
07
Add the sugar, and remove from heat when the sugar has melted.

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