How to Cooking Delicious Sambal matah the Balinese salsa

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Sambal matah the Balinese salsa. This sambal matah recipe is a Balinese raw sambal made with spicy chilies, shallots and more with a flavorful mixture of shrimp paste and other fresh ingredients. It is very much like a salsa, a perfect condiment for spicing up many meals. Sambal Matah is a raw, spicy shallot salsa or condiment from Bali, Indonesia.

Sambal matah the Balinese salsa Matah means eye in Indonesian.

This fresh sambal goes well with pretty much everything!

Sambal Matah is an Indonesian raw sambal that originated in Bali.

You can have Sambal matah the Balinese salsa using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Sambal matah the Balinese salsa

  1. Prepare of shallots.

  2. It’s of garlic.

  3. Prepare of lemon grass.

  4. You need of Kaffir / Bay leaf.

  5. It’s of birdseyed chili (if not any chili).

  6. You need of lime or.

  7. It’s of lemon.

  8. It’s of sambal terasi/ anchovies paste / fermented shrimp paste.

  9. It’s of oil of your choice.

  10. You need of salt and pepper.

Visit Bali today and you will struggle to find a warung that doesn't serve the stuff.

Like all Indonesian sambals, the exact recipe for sambal matah varies from warung to warung.

However, all versions share a base of thinly sliced red onion or shallot mixed with a neutral oil.

Definitely have to make that one too. sambal matah with shallots.

Sambal matah the Balinese salsa step by step

  1. Slice shallots, minced garlic and lemon grass, chop chili and leaves into the bowl. Pour lime/lemon juice, choice of your paste and sprinkle salt and pepper..

  2. Heat the oil. Once the oil is heated pour it into the bowl and mix ingredients. Voila! It is ready to serve!.

  3. I enjoyed it with fried chicken! Indonesian hip food, geprek sambal Matah! How would you want to enjoy your sambal matah? Let me know!.

In Bali, sambal matah is commonly served with seafood, chicken, and roasted pork.

Check out also my Crispy Dory Fillets with Sambal Matah recipe.

Nonetheless, sambal matah has been gaining popularity lately and people have experimented a lot by fusing it with other type of food like pizza, spaghetti, and noodle.

Serve this raw Balinese sambal as a condiment for grilled fish or chicken.

While the shrimp paste is very pungent, it does add a unique.