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Spicy Peanut Sambal

April 4, 2008 |

Sweet Tamarind

This Indonesian dip gets its tangy flavour comes from tamarind.

This dip uses green chillies. Red chilli sauce (any hot sauce like Sriracha) would give a different flavour dimension.

It’s great as a dip with raw veggies. Thinned, it is a wonderful dressing on noodles or salads.

SPICY PEANUT SAMBAL with sugar snap peas

adapted from the Tassajara Cookbook

3 chopped green chillies (like serranos, jalapenos or Thai bird chillies)
4 cloves garlic
1/4 cup smooth organic peanut butter
5 tsps tamari (or low-sodium soy sauce)
1 tbsp lime juice
1 tbsp thin tamarind pulp
**Adjust the quantity according to the type of tamarind you have. Fresh (sweet) tamarind is less sour than the older, drier variety.
If you have tamarind concentrate, you’d need less than a teaspoon.
4 tsps powdered jaggery or brown sugar (maple syrup works too)
2 tbsps or more water

Blend to a smooth thick paste, adding more water if necessary.

- Jai

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Photographer: Jai
Camera: Canon EOS 300D
Lens: 50mm Prime
Shutter speed: 0.4 sec
ISO Speed: 100
F-stop: f/3.2
Flash: Did not Fire :sleep:

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24 Comments so far

  1. Priya on April 4, 2008 1:11 pm

    This looks like a lovely dip. I got some fresh snow peas y’day and I’m sure they will like this sauce :embarrass

  2. musical on April 4, 2008 1:43 pm

    Baby! This totally made my day :-D

  3. EWS on April 4, 2008 2:11 pm

    This sounds so tasty. I am going to try it out! Stunning photos, by the way.

  4. Anita on April 4, 2008 2:56 pm

    “Flash: Did not fire.” :)
    Jai you are becoming prolific! Will try this and let you know.

  5. Cham on April 4, 2008 3:44 pm

    Terrible dip and click :)

  6. Manisha on April 4, 2008 3:47 pm

    Forget the dip, just gimme the tamarind before the drool from my mouth floods the Colorado basin…

  7. Simona on April 4, 2008 4:50 pm

    Love the photos, as usual. It’s like I can hear the light crack of the tamarind opening.

  8. Kalyn on April 4, 2008 5:43 pm

    I’m totally in love with tamarind! Great recipe and fantastic photos.

  9. Uma on April 4, 2008 7:56 pm

    wonderful. simply superb, that’s all I can say!

  10. sagari on April 4, 2008 11:29 pm

    delecious comboooo

  11. Homecooked on April 5, 2008 2:52 am

    Wow…beautiful pics and the recipe looks simple and delicious! Great entry.

  12. Pooja on April 5, 2008 7:22 am

    Give me those tamarind :love: , I can eat as it is :tongue: until my teeth gets sensitive :laugh:

  13. Suganya on April 5, 2008 9:48 am

    Tassajara cookbook is one of my all time favourites. All the recipes I have tried so far have been satisfactory.

  14. Maninas on April 5, 2008 4:32 pm

    Hi Bee,

    Remember the One Perfect Ingredient event I’m organising? I’ve just realised there might have been something unclear in the rules, and I wanted to let you know about it. The restriction was actually on shipping, and not blog location. The shipping of the award is restricted to UK and Europe only, as DK have said they will post the book only to European and UK addresses. I’m sorry about that. Importantly, even if you are not in Europe, you can still take part, but the prize will be sent to a European address of your choice, if you win.

    btw, thanks for posting this interesting recipe!

  15. Siri on April 5, 2008 8:59 pm

    Gorgeous pics Jai.. :bow: and the tamarind chutney looks soo….. :dance:

    Siri :D

  16. Anita on April 6, 2008 2:55 am

    Cham: what’s so terrible? I quite like…you allergic to peanuts? Or it is just Jai?

  17. White On Rice Couple on April 6, 2008 6:12 am

    We just got back from out of town and feels like we missed out on so much here already! :cry:
    The sweet tamarind looks so fabulous and the photography takes my breath away. I have a box of this in my pantry now and have been munching on it. Delicious!!

  18. Dhivya Karthik on April 6, 2008 10:59 am

    I am so trying out that Sambal. I know this is getting mundanely repetitive but cant help saying ‘ur pics sure speak 50,000 times more’ than ur recipes!

  19. Cynthia on April 6, 2008 11:19 am

    Pucker up! :) Love this recipe. I’m supposed to be doing something on tamarind for this week’s column too.

    Love the pics Jai

  20. Kalai on April 6, 2008 1:01 pm

    Looks delicious and that last photo… Wow! :bow:

  21. Purnima on April 6, 2008 10:20 pm

    I loved the 1st pic..its so beautifully captured..clear close up! Thks for sharing a novel dip recipe! :)

  22. Helen on April 7, 2008 2:53 am

    What wonderful pictures. I’ve never seen tamarind still in the pod like that before. :)

  23. Mansi on April 7, 2008 8:43 am

    great shot! nicelu clicked guys!

  24. manju on April 9, 2008 4:33 pm

    Wow, what a revelation — I’ve seen fresh tamarind, but not THAT fresh! Gorgeous photo. You guys have to tell me where you shop!

    we get this from the thai store.

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