Add Some Spice to Any Dish With Malaysian Sambal Sauce

Gather the ingredients. The Spruce Using a mortar and pestle, blender, or food processor, grind the garlic, turmeric, galangal, lemongrass, hydrated dried chiles, fresh chiles, and shallots to form a paste. If the mixture is too dry and grinding is difficult, add a tablespoonful or so of water. The Spruce Heat the oil in a wok or small frying pan. When the oil is moderately hot, sauté the paste over low heat until fragrant. This should take about 15 minutes. Keep the heat low throughout the process and stir the paste constantly so that it does not stick to the pan. The Spruce Add the fish sauce, palm sugar, and tamarind paste. The Spruce Let the paste cook while stirring occasionally. It is ready when the solids separate from the oil. Use immediately or cool to freeze for future use. Enjoy. The Spruce