Eggs in Chile Sambal (Sambal Tumis Telur) | TASTE

Ingredients

• 6 tbsp vegetable oil
• 4 shallots, 2 cut into small rings and the others left whole
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 inch fresh ginger
• 6 tbsp chili paste
• 2 tbsp tamarind paste (or lemon or lime juice)
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• ½ tsp fine sea salt
• ½ tsp shrimp paste, dry toasted (or 2 tablespoons fish sauce)
• 4 eggs
• 1 lg onion, sliced into thin rings
• 4 sprigs fresh coriander, leaves picked
• ½ tsp chile flakes