Shrimp paste relish ("Sambal Terasi")

"Sambal" or "sambel"(in Javanese) is some kind of hot relish served as "sauce-like" with food. In it's natural and original taste, sambal are hot and highly flavoured. Surelly you can adjust the hotness by putting in more or less chilli.

• 5 green chillis
• 1 shalot
• 1 slice terasi, grilled
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2 tea spoon brown sugar
• salt
• juice of 1/2 a small lime

Boil the chillis for 6 minutes, seed them, pound them together with shallot, garlic,and grilled terasi. Season with salt, brown sugar and lime juice.

Other modifications you can have is by frying (instead of boiling) the chillis,tomatoes,garlic,and add candle nut (kemiri) then pound them together, then pour lime juice.