12 Indonesian Sambal Recipes with Various Flavors, Delicious and Easy to Make

Come on, make one of the Indonesian chili sauces with this chili recipe

Indonesia is famous for its diversity of unique chili sauce recipes which can enhance the taste of every dish. For fans of spicy food, the presence of chili sauce seems to be an important component that cannot be separated from every meal.

Almost every region in Indonesia has its own unique variation of chili sauce, which is not only delicious but also combines well with various types of side dishes. Below are some typical chili recipes from various regions in Indonesia that you should try.

1. Sambal Matah Recipe

illustration of sambal matah (doc. Yummy App)

Ingredients:

1. 15-20 red onions
2. 5 stalks of lemongrass
3. 5 large orange leaves
4. 5 large red bird's eye chilies
5. 70 ml coconut oil
6. 1/4 piece of shrimp paste
7. 2 limes
8. 1 tsp salt
9. 1 1/2 tbsp sugar
10. 1/2 tsp flavoring

How to make:

1. Peel and wash the shallots, then slice very thinly. Make sure to slice all the ingredients with the same thinness so that the flavors penetrate evenly and produce a better taste.
2. For lemongrass, use only the white part. Remove the tough outer layer and take out the softer inner part, then slice the lemongrass into thin strips.
3. Take lime leaves, remove the bones from the leaves, wash them clean, then slice them thinly. You can also chop it further if you wish.
4. Slice the chilies into thin slices. If you want higher spiciness, you can add more chilies.
5. Mix all the sliced ​​ingredients in one container. Slice a lime and squeeze the juice over the mixture.
6. Add sugar, salt and flavorings to the mixture.
7. Heat a little coconut oil, make sure the oil does not boil. Add the shrimp paste which has been finely chopped or mashed.
8. Pour the heated oil and shrimp paste over the chili mixture.
9. Stir the chili mixture with your hands, squeeze gently so that all the spices are mixed evenly without crushing the onion. Adjust the seasoning to your liking.
10. Sambal Matah is ready to be served. If available, add shredded chicken or chickpeas and sprinkle with fried peanuts for added enjoyment.
    
    2. Onion Chili Recipe

illustration of onion chili sauce (yummy.co.id/Reni Anggraini Oktora)

Ingredients:

1. 100 grams of cayenne pepper, cut into pieces
2. 50 grams of curly chilies, cut into pieces
3. 100 grams of sliced ​​red onion cloves
4. 2 large cloves of garlic, sliced
5. 1/2 tsp shrimp paste
6. 1 tsp sugar
7. 1 tsp salt
8. 50 ml cooking oil used to fry chicken/shrimp

How to make:

1. Heat the oil used for frying shrimp or chicken, then saute the cayenne pepper, curly chili and garlic until all the ingredients are wilted.
2. After that, coarsely grind the stir-fried chilies and add salt, sugar and shrimp paste to form the basic spices.
3. Use the remaining oil from sautéing the chilies to sauté the shallots until wilted.
4. Mix the ground spices into the sautéed shallots, and fry again until all the ingredients are evenly mixed and fragrant.
5. Taste and adjust the taste according to taste. If it's just right, the chili sauce is ready to be served.

3. Geprek Sambal Recipe

illustration of geprek chili sauce (yummy.co.id/Lyliput Kitchen's)

Ingredients:

1. 7 red bird's eye chilies
2. 2 cloves of garlic
3. 2 potpourri tomatoes
4. 1/2 tsp granulated sugar
5. 1/4 tsp salt
6. 1/2 tsp powdered chicken stock
7. The oil for frying

How to make:

1. Prepare the chilies, onions and tomatoes.
2. Wash all the ingredients until they are really clean, then fry in hot oil until the ingredients are wilted or cooked.
3. After that, remove the ingredients from the frying pan and place them in a mortar.
4. Add granulated sugar, salt and a little powdered chicken stock to a mortar.
5. Mash the ingredients in a mortar until evenly mixed and the texture is smooth.

4. Padang Green Sambal Recipe

illustration of Padang green chili sauce (yummy.co.id/Emma Zainal Bakhri)

Ingredients:

1. 200 grams of green curly chilies
2. 20 green cayenne peppers
3. 4 red onions
4. 3 cloves of garlic
5. 3 green tomatoes
6. 1/2 tsp salt
7. 1/4 tsp granulated sugar
8. 1/2 tsp mushroom stock
9. Enough water
10. 5 tbsp cooking oil

How to make:

1. Clean all materials to be used.
2. Bring the water to a boil, then boil the green chilies, cayenne peppers, shallots, garlic and tomatoes for about 5 minutes. Remove and let drain.
3. Grind the boiled ingredients until coarse.
4. Heat a little oil in a frying pan, then add the crushed lime leaves and chili mixture.
5. Add salt, mushroom stock and granulated sugar, then stir until evenly mixed.
6. Continue cooking the chili sauce until the oil starts to separate from the mixture, then turn off the heat.

5. Potato Fried Chili Sauce Recipe

illustration of fried potato chili sauce (yummy.co.id/Vina Fitriana)

Ingredients:

1. 500 grams of potatoes
2. 1 carrot, diced
3. 1 red chili, thinly sliced
4. 2 petai boards, peeled
5. 1 bay leaf
6. 1 lime leaf
7. 1 galangal segment
8. 1 tsp salt
9. ½ tsp sugar
10. 200 ml water
11. 1 sachet of instant coconut milk
12. 10 red onion cloves
13. 5 cloves of garlic
14. 6 red chilies
15. 3 candlenuts
16. 1 tomato

How to make:

1. Prepare all the necessary materials.
2. Cut the potatoes into dice and fry until they turn golden.
3. Grind all the spices until smooth.
4. Heat oil in a frying pan and saute the ground spices until they emit a fragrant aroma.
5. Add water to the stir-fry spices, then add potatoes, carrots, red chilies, petai, bay leaves, lime leaves and galangal. Cook all ingredients until the water is reduced.
6. Add the instant coconut milk, salt and sugar, then continue to cook until the sauce thickens and reduces, while continuing to stir so it doesn't burn.

6. Recipe for Salted Squid Chili Sauce

illustration of salted squid chili sauce (yummy.co.id/Vhita Hani)

Ingredients:

1. 250 grams of salted squid
2. 9 cloves of shallots
3. 3 cloves of garlic
4. 15 curly red chilies (if you want it spicy you can add cayenne pepper)
5. 1 tomato
6. Right amount of oil
7. Salt to taste
8. Sugar to taste
9. Taste to taste

How to make:

1. Clean the salted squid and soak in hot water for about 10 minutes. If the squid is large, cut it into several pieces; if small, leave them intact. Fry the squid briefly, then remove and drain.
2. Fry the shallots and garlic until they are wilted, then remove and drain.
3. Continue by frying the chilies and tomatoes until wilted, then drain.
4. Grind the fried chilies, onions and tomatoes until smooth.
5. Reheat the ground chili sauce, add the lime leaves, and stir until evenly mixed. Season with salt, sugar and seasoning, then stir again until all ingredients are completely mixed.
6. Add the salted squid to the chili sauce, stir until the spices are evenly distributed and the taste is to your taste. Serve this delicious squid chili sauce as a complement to your meal.

7. Shrimp Shrimp Recipe

portrait of chili paste (flickr.com/razak aziz)

Ingredients:

1. 10 lamb chilies
2. 10 cayenne peppers
3. 1 clove of garlic
4. 1 sachet of shrimp paste
5. 1/2 tsp brown sugar
6. Pinch of salt
7. 4 tbsp cooking oil

How to make:

1. Clean the chilies and garlic, then place them both in a mortar and mash until smooth.
2. Add salt and brown sugar to the chili and garlic mixture, continue mixing until all ingredients are mixed well.
3. Heat the shrimp paste over medium heat until completely cooked.
4. Add the fried shrimp paste and cooking oil to the chili sauce in a mortar, stir all the ingredients until evenly distributed.
5. Taste the chili sauce to make sure it tastes to your liking, making adjustments if necessary.

8. Tomato Sauce Recipe

illustration of tomato sauce (yummy.co.id/Irma Anisarahma)

Ingredients:

1. 1 handful of red cayenne pepper
2. 2 large red chilies
3. 3 cloves of garlic
4. 9 red onions
5. 1 cup brown sugar
6. Salt to taste
7. 1 large red tomato
8. Right amount of oil

How to make:

1. Prepare all the ingredients needed to make chili sauce.
2. In a frying pan, heat a little oil and fry the chili ingredients, except sugar and salt, until all ingredients are cooked.
3. Once the ingredients are cooked, remove from heat and place in a mortar. Add sugar and salt to it.
4. Grind all the ingredients in a mortar until it becomes a smooth paste. Adjust the taste by adding salt or sugar if necessary.
5. The finished tomato sauce is ready to be served as a complement to vegetable soup or other dishes.

9. Recipe for Lele Pecel Sambal

illustration of catfish pecel chili sauce (yummy.co.id/Diana Nurjanah)

Ingredients:

1. 10 curly red chilies
2. 10 red cayenne peppers
3. 5 cloves of red onion
4. 4 cloves garlic
5. 1/4 tomato
6. 1 tsp salt
7. 1 tsp stock powder
8. 2 tsp sugar
9. 1/2 lime
10. 250 ml cooking oil.

How to make:

1. Prepare chilies, tomatoes and onions. Wash all the ingredients until clean, then fry briefly to wilt.
2. Place all the fried ingredients on the pestle. Use a pestle to roughly crush the ingredients.
3. Squeeze the juice from a lime onto the blended mixture.
4. Pour one tablespoon of hot oil into the mortar.
5. Mix all the ingredients well, then the chili sauce is ready to be served as a complement to the dish.

10. Mango Chili Recipe

illustration of mango chili sauce (yummy.co.id/Nulli)

Ingredients:

1. 1 small mango
2. 5 cloves of red onion
3. 2 cloves of garlic
4. 2 large red chilies
5. 5 cayenne peppers
6. 1 tsp fried shrimp paste
7. 1 tbsp brown sugar
8. 1 tsp salt
9. 1/2 tsp granulated sugar (optional)
10. Right amount of oil

How to make:

1. Prepare the mango by peeling it first, then shaving it until smooth.
2. Heat oil in a pan, then fry the shallots, garlic, red chilies and cayenne pepper until all the ingredients soften.
3. After that, mix the fried ingredients with brown sugar, shrimp paste, granulated sugar and salt.
4. Grind the mixture until it becomes a smooth chili sauce.
5. Add the shaved mango to the chili sauce, stir until all the ingredients are mixed well. Taste to make sure it tastes to your liking, then serve.

11. Pete's Chili Recipe

illustration of pete sauce (yummy.co.id/wardah)

Ingredients:

1. 1 pete board, peeled and cut into two parts
2. 5 cloves of red onion
3. 2 cloves of garlic
4. 2 large red chilies
5. 7 cayenne peppers
6. 1 tomato
7. 1 tsp shrimp paste
8. Sugar to taste
9. Salt to taste

How to make:

1. Heat oil in a pan and fry the shallots, garlic, red chilies, cayenne peppers and tomatoes until all ingredients are wilted.
2. Once the ingredients are wilted, transfer them to a mortar or pestle. Add shrimp paste, sugar and salt, then grind until the texture of the chili sauce becomes smooth.
3. Transfer the ground chili sauce to the pan again and stir-fry until the chili aroma becomes very fragrant.
4. Add the petai to the sauteed chili sauce, stir until all the ingredients are evenly mixed.
5. Taste the chili sauce to make sure it tastes right, according to your taste. After that, remove the chili sauce from the heat and it is ready to serve.

12. Korek Sambal Recipe

illustration of korek chili sauce (yummy.co.id/Ratna Puspita)

Ingredients:

1. 4 cayenne peppers
2. 1 clove of red onion
3. 1 clove of garlic
4. 1 tbsp hot cooking oil
5. Salt to taste
6. Sugar to taste
7. Mushroom broth to taste

How to make:

1. Prepare cayenne pepper, shallots and garlic. Mix salt, granulated sugar and mushroom stock with these ingredients.
2. Grind the ingredients together with a mixture of salt, granulated sugar and mushroom stock until everything is mixed well and the texture is smooth.
3. Heat cooking oil and pour it over the ground chili sauce. Stir all ingredients until evenly mixed.
4. After stirring thoroughly, taste the chili sauce to make sure the taste is to your taste.
5. Serve the matcha sauce that has been made. This chili sauce is suitable as a complement to food.