11/09/2026
Nasi Lemak just got crowned King of Malaysian Food and everyone knows the crown really belongs to the sambal.
So we're sharing the recipe behind that iconic red gravy: Che Nom's powerful sambal🔥
Sambal Ingredients:
7–8 shallots, finely blended
5 cloves garlic, finely blended
2-inch ginger, finely blended
1 handful dried anchovies, finely blended
2 onions, finely blended
A little cooking oil
1/2 onion, sliced
3 pandan leaves
3–4 tbsp ground chili paste
A little water
Tamarind water
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 anchovy stock cube
Palm sugar, to taste
Salt, to taste
1 onion (bawang holland)
1 bowl fried anchovies
Swipe through for the full step-by-step. Save this for your next nasi lemak cook-up, and tag someone who needs to see it 👇