Recipe: Appetizing Sambal Matah Balinese style

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Recipe: Appetizing Sambal Matah Balinese style Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Sambal Matah Balinese style. 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. 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.

There is no direct translation of the Malay/Indonesian word sambal.

It usually refers to spicy condiments, both raw and cooked like Sambal Belacan and Sambal Ijo ; but can also refer to mains and sides like Prawn Sambal and Sambal Goreng (a spicy stir fry, recipe soon!).

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

You can have Sambal Matah Balinese style using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Sambal Matah Balinese style

  1. You need of chilli.

  2. You need of red onions.

  3. It’s of garlic.

  4. Prepare of chillies.

  5. Prepare of salt.

  6. Prepare of lime.

  7. You need of coconut oil.

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.

For spicy food lovers, Bali is 'heaven', as most of Balinese cuisine is spicy, using a lot of spices and of course, chilies.

When we talk of spicy food, can Sambal be far behind.

Sambal Matah Balinese style step by step

  1. Slice red onions, garlic, chillies thinly, put it in one bowl.

  2. Add salt and lime juice to the bowl.

  3. Heat coconut oil until a bit smokey.

  4. Pour hot oil into the bowl, stir the bowl content (best with hand), then serve..

  5. Notes: Best served with fried chicken, fried tofu or tempe and grilled fish.

Of the various Sambals that are found in Indonesia , a 'HOT' favorite Sambal Matah from Bali.

In Bali, you can even find sambal matah inside buns, healthy poke bowl and many more.

If you are a true fan of Sambel Matah, you don't need to waste your money by going to every restaurants in Bali just to hunt for Sambel matah, you can make it at your own place.

Here is the simple recipe of Sambal matah: Sambal Matah Bali Style Raw Sambal.

Bali, the land of a thousand temples, is the most famous island in Indonesia.