Vegan Sambal Belacan

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Hello there!

Welcome to The Kampung Vegan. My name is Elliz and this is my very first post here, yay! I have to say I’m super excited to share this recipe with you today. What better way to kick off this website than with something simple and fast: Vegan Sambal Belacan! This sambal is the perfect accompaniment to every meal. It’s spicy, flavourful and hits all the right spots. I can honestly say I can’t go a meal without having this on the side!

Belacan is not a vegan product but you won’t miss it at all in this recipe. To imitate that flavour, I added a little bit of roasted seaweed in here to bring back that toasty, umami flavour.

Serve this with a side of ulam and enjoy!

Love,
Elliz

Vegan Sambal Belacan

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Yield: 2

Author: Elliz Azhar

Prep time: 10 MinTotal time: 10 Min

Ingredients

• 10 red bird's eye chilies (cili padi)
• 1 big red chilli
• 1 small onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tsp crushed roasted seaweed
• Juice of 4 calamansi limes (limau kasturi)
• Salt to taste
• Sugar to taste
• 1 1/2 tsp vegetarian fish sauce (optional)
• 1/2 tsp mushroom seasoning (optional)

Instructions

1. Grind the roasted seaweed and salt together in a mortar and pestle to a fine powder. 
2. Add the other ingredients in and pound. It's best to do this in stages as it is easier to pound a small amount of ingredients at a time. 
3. Lastly squeeze the calamansi lime juice into the sambal and stir through to incorporate. 
4. Do a taste test and adjust what you need according to your preference!

Recommended Products:

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