Sambal Ikan Bilis - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 bombay onion
1/2 cup dried anchovy
1 clove garlic
2 tablespoons tamarind juice
4 shallots
8 dried chilies
prawn paste (Optional)
salt
sugar

Preparation

Fry the ikan bilis until crisp and put aside.
Grind the prawn paste together with shallots, garlic, deseeded dried chillies.
Slice the bombay onion into rings.
Heat 2 tbsps oil in a pan and fry the ground ingredients until fragrant.
Add in the onion rings.
Add tamatind juice, salt, sugar.
Cook, stirring occasionally until the gravy thickens.
Add in the ikan bilis and mix well.
Serve with steaming hot Nasi Lemak.