Prawns Sambal Delicious Recipes

After a few days of mild western food I need my dose of hot and spicy Malaysian food. I don't think I can survived without it for too long. This dish is cooked in sambal paste and tamarind juice. I found by adding some lemongrass to the paste it add some extra 'kick' to the dish.

Ingredients :

300 grm of prawns - clean
2 tbsp of tamarind pulp - soak with 1/4 cup warm water
1 small onions - sliced
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp of sugar

Spicy Paste - Blended

6 red fresh chilies
4 shallots
2 cloves of garlic
1 stalk of lemongrass - sliced thinly
3 candle nuts or almond
1 red tomato - quartered

1) Put all the paste ingredients in a food processor withs some oil or water and blend into smooth thick paste and set aside.
2) Sieve the tamarind pulp, get rid of the seeds and set the juice aside.
3) Heat up frying pan with some oil. Add in paste and stir fry until fragrant and oil separates. Add in slice onions and stir fry for 30 seconds.
4) Add in prawns, stir fry for 30 seconds and add in tamarind juice. Continue to stir until prawns cooked and sauce thicken, add in sugar and check seasonings.
5) Dish out and serve with warm rice.