Quote For The Day

"... my physical passions were very weak then, but my intellectual passions were strong, meaning that without asking anything in return, without wanting any pity, I only wanted to give but not to receive. Foolish, wrong, exaggerated, proud, rash - for in love one must not only give but also take."

- Vincent Van Gogh

Curious Epicurean - Chillie Paste

This is the recipe for your own home-cooked chillie paste. No more buying of those plastic tasting "cili kisar/giling' which they sell in supermarkets.

Ingredients :-
1kg dried chillies - soaked overnight in hot-water
9 medium sized red onions, peeled & chopped
2 whole cloves garlic
1 whole root fresh ginger, peeled & chopped
1 sauce plate full of belacan (dried shrimp paste)

Method :-
1. Blend in blender a handful at a time, the
chillie, chopped onions, ginger, a few cloves garlic and 2 pinches of belacan
2. Add a quarter cup water to each blend to smoothen the paste.
3. Store in glass jars in freezer/fridge.
4. When cooking any sambal dish, just add a few tablespoons to your sambal dish, with sugar and
salt to taste.