Assam Sambal Prawns

Ingredients

200gm of medium sized prawns, remove skin

10 shallots, blend

10 cloves of garlic, blend

2 tbsp chilli paste

2 stalks of lemon grass, mashed

2 large onions, slice

5 lady's fingers, cut to half

4 tsp sugar

1 tsp salt

About 5 tbsp of cooking Oil

Half rice bowl of water

2 no of medium size lime

Method

1. Blend garlic and shallots and set aside.

2. Heat up wok with cooking oil.

3. Add in blended garlic and shallots, lemon grass and chilli paste. Fry until fragrant (dark red).

4. Add in prawns and onions and toss for about 15 seconds.

5. Add in water and stir fry till sambal gravy is boiling.

6. Add in lady's fingers. Add in sugar and salt and lime. Stir fry till gravy starts to thicken.

7. Dish and serve.

 

Tips: You may replace lady's fingers with other vegetables or no vegetables at all.

You may replace prawns with squids as well.

If you want more gravy, then blend more shallots and garlic.

If you can't eat it too spicy, you can add in less chilli paste. (Chilli Boh is not too spicy)

You may replace lime with assam jawa.