Malaysian Food - Egg Sambal / Sambal Tumis Telur

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Malaysian Food – Egg Sambal / Sambal Tumis Telur

This Egg Sambal / Sambal Tumis Telur is a welcome change from the usual seafood or meat dishes that I made for dinner. I usually have the sambal on hand so I can whip out this Egg Sambal in a jiffy.

Egg Sambal / Sambal Tumis Telur 

Title – Malaysian Food – Egg Sambal / Sambal Tumis Telur

Ingredients:

4 hardboiled eggs

6 tablespoons of chili paste

1 shallot – sliced

½ onion – sliced 2cm thick

1 lemon grass – bruised

1 teaspoon tamarind – take about ¼ cup juice

salt and sugar to taste

½ cup of oil

Blend these ingredients then mix them with the chili paste:

5 shallots

1 teaspoon of shrimp paste

Directions

1. Fry the hard-boiled eggs until brown. Remove and set aside
2. Heat ½ cup of oil in a saucepan. Sauté the sliced onions until translucent then add in the blended ingredients and the chili paste. Fry until fragrant
3. Add in the tamarind juice then add salt and sugar to taste
4. Add a little water then add in the fried eggs. Spoon the sambal over the eggs until  they are coated with the sambal
5. Finally add in the slices of onion and cook until they are translucent. Remove from heat