Sambal Belacan

A quick video to demonstrate how to make sambal belacan. Sambal belacan is a traditional Malay side dish that compliments any meal, very popular in South East Asia.
It consist of red and green chili padi (aka Bird's Eye Chilli), belacan (shrimp paste), some warm water and lastly lime juice to give it that tangy flavour.
Sambal belacan is often eaten with rice and Ulam, a form of mix vegetable commonly found in SEA. It gives the food its' spicy "Ummph!" or "kick" to an otherwise bland dish of rice and vegetables.
Be warned: It is extremely hot & spicy so use it sparingly.

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[jbg7073]

thats not sambal belacan

[angelManDisguise]

@jbg7073 Oh issit? Hmmm...mind showing me what is?

[arrancargrimjaww]

do u fry it with or without oil??

And can u use thai shrimp paste??

from Malaysian Student in Aussie

[angelManDisguise]

@arrancargrimjaww Just fry the belacan aka shrimp paste without oil as we wanna make it as dry as possible. I think thai shrimp paste will do just fine, provided you fry it till dry. One tip, maybe can add equal amounts of large red chillis and large green chilis to the ingredients as it will tone down the spicyness abit. The ones that I made here was sooooooooo feaking hot! Just do't use too much chilli padi ok. Mix well with some ordinary large chillies.

[Litawyn]

Too watery. And remove the damn seeds. At least get rid of the lime seeds. Damn.

[AzwinaAzman]

wow that's a lot of chilies

[MDIS]

That is so Thai - Malay style. I cant eat very spicy foods ><.

I would prefer to use fresh large red & green chillies with a little bird's eye chillies.

Sometimes to make it milder - i would add bell peppers / capsicums. makes a nice dip ( almost salsa like ) for chips and celery / carrot sticks

[MDIS]

thai - malay style.

i cant eat very spicy foods ><

[arrancargrimjaww]

@angelManDisguise thank you very much for the info...its been a while since i ate sambal belacan...reminds me of the days back at the kampung....i just found a place that sells shrimp paste but it was from thai....the spicier the better!haha..thanks again!