Fried Potato Sambal

Ingredients :

• 500 grams potato,diced
• 740 ml water
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 stalks lemongrass
• 2 kefir lime leaves
• 2 cm galangal
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 tbsp coconut milk
• 2 tbsp sweet soy sauce

Herbs and seasonings :

• 5 shallots
• 3 garlic
• 3 large red chili peppers
• 5 cayenne chili peppers
• 1 cm galangal
• 1 cm ginger

Instructions :

1. Soak diced potato for 15 minutes in water with a pinch of salt.
2.  In a pan, heat vegetable oil and fry the soaked diced potatoes until golden brown. Drain the excess vegetable oil and set aside.
3.  Ground the herbs and seasonings with a blender or mortar and pestle until they form a paste-like texture.
4.  Stir fry the ground herbs and seasoning, then add in lemongrass, kefir lime leaves, galangal, and bay leaf until fragrant.
5. Stir in sweet soy sauce, coconut milk, and salt. Add the fried potatoes into the sauce and stir.
6. The fried potato sambal is ready to serve!
7. Add boiled quail eggs, shrimp, chicken liver, chicken gizzards, or bitter beans into your fried potato sambal for a more flavorful dish!

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