Sambal Tomat: Tomato Sambal

Ingredients

• 20 bird’s eye chillies (or you can use 5 bird’s eye chillies and 5 big red chillies to reduce the spiciness)
• 5 small shallots
• 2 medium-sized red tomatoes, remove the seeds, quartered.
• Salt to taste
• 1/3 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp roasted shrimp paste (optional)
• 5 tbsp vegetable oil

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat the oil in a wok over medium heat.

2. 2

   Fry the chillies, shallots and tomatoes for about 5 minutes. Cover the wok to avoid splatter.

3. 3

   When done, put all the fried ingredients in a mortar. Add salt, sugar and shrimp paste.

4. 4

   Using a pestle, pound all the ingredients into a coarse paste.

5. 5

   Serve the sambal directly from the mortar or transfer it to a small serving bowl.