I tried cooking sambal (chili with fermented shrimp paste) without blending or pounding the ingredients to save some time. I just cut the main ingredients like onions, galangal(lengkuas) and lemongrass (serai). The sambal udang (prawn) with cucumber dish turned out quite well when cooked this way although I did not use buah keras (candle nut). So, I am sharing this simple quickie recipe with my Muslim friends who are fasting (puasa) during the Ramadhan month.
Ingredients
Prawns, 300 gms, remove shell
Cucumber, 1 pc, remove seeds & cut into bite size (I used Japanese cucumber which is crunchier)
Chili powder, 2 tablespoons (less if you do not want it to be spicy)
Galangal, 1"x1"x1", cut into thick slices
Onion, 1 large, cut small
Serai (lemongrass), 2 stalks, smashed
Belachan (fermented shrimp paste), 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste
Dried Prawns, 1 tablespoon, fried until crispy
Dried Prawns, 1 tablespoon, fried until crispy
Tamarind juice from, 1 tablespoon of tamarind
Heat up wok and put in some vegetable oil. Saute onions, serai and galangal until fragrant. Put in the chilly powder and belachan. Add tamarind juice, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil and add in the prawns. Fry for a short while or until the prawns are cooked. Add cucumber and crispy dried prawns. Serve while still hot. Best eaten with Nasi Lemak.
Selamat Berbuka Puasa!
16 comments:
Lovely recipe Pete! I don't think you'd need the candlenut. It's just awesome as it is!
This short cut recipe looks nice!
Yum, this looks so delicious, and easy too!
wa...love this...alamak...no prawns...have to korek fridge see got what meat to put in
Wow! Looks and sounds yummy! : )
looks healthy and delicious!
Don't like cooked cucumber. Take away its "coolness". Would rather ulam...
oh i like this, especially with the cucumbers added in, sure taste a lot better!!
Ooo... use chilli powder instead of pounded chilli. It sounds much hassle-free. Interesting, will try it out some day :D
Err... by the way, do we need to add some water before adding the prawns? If no, would the gravy be a tad thick?
I loves sambal, but never cook myself before...
Yummy lo! I would like to add petai. Can ah?
Love the prawns and cool cucumber. Ho liao.
It sound so Delish Pete, do you have a bitter melon recipe?
Yvonne : I didn't add water because the tamarind juice got water liao...
Sheoh Yan : Can add petai. I didn't add petai because my kids don't take it....lol!
Elle : Haven't tried cooking bitter melon
Thanks for sharing Pete.It's awesome.
Have a great week ahead
Umi
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