Indonesian
Sambal Matah (Balinese Raw Shallot and Lemongrass Sambal)
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Sambal Matah (Balinese Raw Shallot and Lemongrass Sambal) is Indonesian home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the condiment and the fresh side. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Thinly slice the shallots, the tender part of the lemongrass, and the Thai chilies.
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Finely shred the kaffir lime leaves.
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Toast the shrimp paste in a dry pan over low heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes, then mash it smooth.
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Warm the coconut oil in a small pan until just hot, then pour it over the sliced shallots, lemongrass, chilies, and lime leaves.
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Toss with the lime juice and mashed shrimp paste.
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Serve at room temperature alongside the meal.
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Serve it with
A Indonesian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Sambal Matah (Balinese Raw Shallot and Lemongrass Sambal), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The dish at the centre
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The protein alongside
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The cooked vegetable
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Something to sip
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What it is eaten with
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Sambal Matah (Balinese Raw Shallot and Lemongrass Sambal) carries shellfish and coconut. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | Yes | Acar Timun (Indonesian Pickled Cucumber and Carrot) |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | Yes | Acar Timun (Indonesian Pickled Cucumber and Carrot) |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 100 kcal
- Protein
- 0 g
- Carbs
- 3 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sugar
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 100 mg
- Saturated fat
- 9 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Sambal Matah (Balinese Raw Shallot and Lemongrass Sambal) takes about 12 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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