Sambal Hitam

 Sambal Hitam Pahang 

Versi saya-sendiri 

SERVING: 

Approximately 500g to 1kg sambal paste (1 tingkat mangkuk) 

INGREDIENTS: 

• Sufficient cooking oil

Bahan kisar: 

• 1 bowl dried chillies 
• 1 bowl shallot 
• 1 bowl ikan bilis 
• 3 bowls belimbing muda 
• 1/2 to 1 bowl water (to blend) 

Seasonings: 

• 2 tablespoons dark caramel sauce 
• 8 to 10 teaspoons brown sugar 
• 2 teaspoons salt 

STEPS: 

1. Wash and clean the belimbing muda. Discard the juice by tapis-ing (to reduce cooking time). When I made this earlier, I didn't remove the juice. 
2. Blend all the ingredients for bahan kisar (don't make it too fine; better still if use lesung to remain the texture). 
3. Pour cooking oil in wok. Fry all the blended ingredients till pecah minyak (about 45 minutes small-medium fire). 
4. Add in the seasonings and fry another 10 to 15 minutes with big fire just to thicken the paste.  
5. Store when it has cooled down.