Anchovies With Chillies : Malaysian Recipe

( Sambal Tumis Ikan Bilis )


Ingredients

• 1 bombay onion
• 1/2 cup dried ikan bilis (anchovies)
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 tbsps tamarind juice
• 4 shallots
• 8 dried chillies
• Prawn paste
  
• Salt and sugar to taste

Method

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