Recipe: Sambal Ikan Bilis Petai

Featuring #AnniMasSambal with "ikan bilis" (dried Malaysian anchovies) and "petai" (sator bean). Here's the recipe for this - "Sambal ikan bilis & petai" (Anchovies and sator bean #sambal)

Want to try it? Here's the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp of Anni Ma's Sambal 
  
• 2 cups of dried anchovies (please do not use the ones in cans or jars that are soaked in water or oil, NOT those! - buy from the oriental stores)
  
• 1 medium sized red or yellow onion
  
• 1/2 cup of "petai" (sator bean - you can get these in the frozen section at most oriental stores)
  

How to ...

• 1 tbsp oil heated up in pan
  
• add the Anni Ma's Sambal into the pan
  
• chop or slice the onion (no right or wrong way of doing this - the onion complements the texture of the anchovies)
  
• rinse the anchovies in a colander and remove the excess water, then drop them into the pan
  
• cook the anchovies and onions in the sambal for a few minutes until the anchovies get crispy (but not too dry)
  
• then add the #petai (sator beans) and cook for another 5 minutes (add 1/4 cup of water if you like your dish to have a little sauce).
  

Overall prep + cooking time of this dish: 15 - 20 mins 

"Selamat mencuba!" (Translation: "Happy trying!")

Petai (Sator Bean)

There is an good article written about the health benefits of petai. Read it here!