Prawn sambal recipe

Ingredients

• dried anchovies (ikan bilis) and peanuts
• soft-boiled eggs (optional), halved, and thickly sliced Lebanese cucumber
• 15 gm galangal, coarsely chopped
• 10 gm fresh turmeric, coarsely chopped
• 2 red or golden shallots, coarsely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 4 red birdseye chillies, coarsely chopped, or to taste
• 2 small dried red chillies, coarsely chopped
• 1 lemongrass stalk (white part only), coarsely chopped
• 2 tbsp grapeseed or vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp belacan (see note)
• 1 tbsp tamarind paste
• 1 tbsp caster sugar
• soy sauce and lime juice
• 500 gm medium uncooked prawns, peeled, deveined, tails intact