Recipe: Appetizing Sambal Matah Balinese style

Recipe: Appetizing Sambal Matah Balinese style Delicious, fresh and tasty.
Sambal Matah Balinese style. Traditional Balinese SAMBAL OELEK and SAMBAL MATAH RECIPE If you have ever been to Bali or Indonesia I am pretty sure you have come across these two. In this video I will show you how to make sambal matah, a side dish used to add flavour and spiciness to many local Balinese dishes. Sambal Matah Bali Style Raw Sambal.
So Sambal Matah is just one of a gazillion spicy condiments, salsas and chilli pastes found in South East Asia.
It is raw and reminds me of the Mexican Pico de Gallo or Salsa In the image below, you can see the traditional and ancient Balinese dance being performed.
How do we use Sambal Matah?
You can cook Sambal Matah Balinese style using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Sambal Matah Balinese style
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Prepare of chilli.
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You need 7 small of red onions.
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You need 5 of garlic.
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You need 9 of chillies.
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It’s 1/4 tsp of salt.
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It’s 1/2 of lime.
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Prepare 2 tbsp of coconut oil.
Originally from Bali, sambal matah is a spicy and refreshing condiment that goes well with just almost everything, from fried chicken to roasted seafood.
Originally from Bali, sambal matah can be translated as "raw sambal" or "raw chili sauce." Sambel-Matah—Raw-Balinese.
Serve this raw Balinese sambal as a condiment for grilled fish or chicken.
Lihat juga resep Sambal matah enak lainnya.
Sambal Matah Balinese style step by step
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Slice red onions, garlic, chillies thinly, put it in one bowl.
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Add salt and lime juice to the bowl.
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Heat coconut oil until a bit smokey.
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Pour hot oil into the bowl, stir the bowl content (best with hand), then serve..
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Notes: Best served with fried chicken, fried tofu or tempe and grilled fish.
The restaurant is located on one of the quieter allies in the heart of Ubud town.
For our meal, we enjoyed the Balinese Pepes Ikan - spiced mahi mahi.
Sambal Matah was one of the dishes we learned to cook and I have adapted the recipe we learned to use ingredients that are easier for me to find.
When I first read through the ingredients before we started cooking at our class it didn't look overly special, but after preparing it and tasting it the flavor proved.
Balinese culture is an elaborate and rounded one, manifested in almost every aspect of life, including foods.