Sambal Oelek is a spicy chili sauce that originates from Malaysia. It is made by blending chilies, garlic, shrimp paste, tomato, onion, lemon juice, and lemongrass into a smooth paste. It can be used to add flavor to dishes like noodles, soups, meat, eggs, and rice. The document provides recipes for different types of Malaysian sambal sauces and lists the ingredients and preparation instructions for making traditional Sambal Oelek at home. It also notes potential health benefits like improved metabolism, blood circulation, and protection from cold temperatures.
2. SambalOelekVarieties
The Malaysian sambal(sambal Belacan) is prepare using fresh chilies,
grounded and toasted with shrimp paste in a mortar and pestle and
adding of sugar and lime juice. The other varieties of the Malaysian
Sambal are:
Sambal jeruk, made using green or red pepper
Sambal tempoyak ,prepared from fresh chilies ground with dried achovies
and served with fermented durian.
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3. Use of Sambal Oelek
Sambal Oelek has many uses ,for example: it can be added to
noddle dishes, soups, meat, eggs and rice. It is also used to add
flavor to dips, marinades,spreads and sauces.
Sambal Oelek is mostly used as a sauce rather than as a
condiment.
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4. Ingredients of Sambal Oelek:
1. 1 cup of chopped Serrano chilis, with seeds
2. 2 teaspoons of fresh lime juice
3. 2 teaspoons of white sugar
4. 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil
5. 2 fresh curry leaves
6. 2 teaspoons of salt
7. 1 chopped tomato
8. 1/2 onion, chopped
9. 1 peeled and crushed bulb garlic
10. 2 bruised lemongrass
11. 1 thinly slice galangal
12. 2 teaspoon of tamarind juice
13. 1 teaspoon of Belacan shrimp paste
14. 6 ounce fluid Vinegar
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5. Preparation of Sambal Oelek:
1. Blend the chilis, garlic, sugar, salt, shrimp paste, tomato, onion,
lemon juice and lemongrass in a blender or mortar and pestle and
plend to a smooth paste.
2. Gradually add vinegar
3. Heat the vegetable oil in a saucepan over a medium heat
4. Add the pureed together with the lemongrass, curry leaves and
gangal and cook while stirring for about 15 minutes until the
mixture changes the color and becomes fragrant.
5. Add the tamarind juice and cooks for about 1 minute.
6. Serve or cool then store in jars.
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6. Benefits of Sambal oelek
1. Sambal Oelek has been proven to
improve the functioning of the body
organs as it helps to increase the
metabolism and hence allow the body
organs to perform effectively.
2. The sambal Oelek has been known to
improve the blood circulation which
works to reduce the cardiovascular
diseases. The spices work to regulate
the blood pressure and hence reduce
the heart constrains which improves
oneโs health.
3. Foods with sambal help to increase the
heat in the body which helps to keep
the body warm. It is therefore most
preferred in cold seasons as it prevents
people from suffering from cold.
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