What Is Sambal?
Sambal is a spicy relish that is often served as a side dish to a meal.
Sambal features a lot in Indonesian and Malaysian cuisine.
One of the simplest sambals is made from chillies and salt but more elaborate sambals can contain onion, garlic, lemongrass, vinegar, lime juice, sugar, fruit and nuts.
You use the sambal as a relish and usually you spread the sambal on meat that you want livened up with a bit of spicy heat, much like you use ketchup
There’s a recipe for a delicious Tamarind Sambal on the Curry Focus website that you can try out.
There are lots of different types of sambal that you can buy from your local Asian store, if you don’t want to make one yourself.
But we think it’s much more fun to make your own sambal. Why not make one soon?
