Easiest Way to Cook Yummy Ikan Bilis Sambal

Ikan Bilis Sambal. Sambal Ikan Bilis is a fiery spicy sauce that is as a side dish for various Asian foods, popular in many countries including Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. There a literally hundreds of different variations of this sauce, ranging from mild, to very hot. The chilli, Ikan Bilis (dried anchovies), belacan (shrimp paste) and onions are cooked.

You could even have it on toast, and believe us when we say your mind will be blown! Sambal ikan bilis chilli, is what most people will identify with as nasi lemakchilli. It is a very popular chilli paste that many in Singapore are familiar with. You can have Ikan Bilis Sambal using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Ikan Bilis Sambal

1. Prepare 3 of table spoons of blended chilli.
2. Prepare 1 of Onion sliced.
3. Prepare 1 of Tomato sliced.
4. It's 3 cloves of garlic finely chopped.
5. You need 1.5 tablespoons of garlic and ginger paste.
6. Prepare 1 cup of water.
7. It's of Fried Anchovies.
8. Prepare 2 tablespoon of crushed fried anchovies.

After all what is nasi lemak without its chilli?? The thought of it is unimaginable. Sambal Ikan Bilis Nasi Lemak is a very popular dish in Malaysia, so much so that even most Malaysian airlines will serve it on their flights. This dish is accompanied by hot and spicy "sambal" (hot sauce), which I will talk about a bit more later, and garnished with cucumber, hard boiled eggs, fried anchovies and toasted peanuts. ' Ikan Bilis sambal ' is anchovy sambal.

Ikan Bilis Sambal step by step

1. Fry anchovies and set aside.
2. Using same oil, fry onions and garlic until fragrant.
3. Add in garlic and ginger paste and sauté.
4. Add chilli paste and fry until no more chilli smell and oil separates.
5. Add crushed fried anchovies and mix.
6. Add in water and tomatoes.
7. Mix until fragrant and add in ikan bilis.

It is a traditional Singaporean/Malaysian home dish. Anchovies for some reason are not very well-liked in Australia. I remember going to work one day with fried anchovies and the moment I opened my lunch box, my colleagues literally ran away. Ikan bilis sambal is traditionally eaten alongside nasi lemak, or Malaysian coconut rice. It's not for the uninitiated though - the tiny, salty fish can pack a punch if you aren't accustomed to the flavour.