Sambal Leunca - Green Nightshade and Chili Relish

5.0 from 1 reviews

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Sauce

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Vegetables

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 100 gram green nightshade (Indonesian: leunca)
• 3 tablespoon oil
• Grind the following into spice paste
• 10 red cayenne chili peppers (Indonesian: cabe keriting merah)
• 4 red Thai chilies (Indonesian: cabe rawit merah)
• 5 shallots (Indonesian: bawang merah)
• 2 teaspoon toasted shrimp paste (Indonesian: terasi)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar

Instructions

1. Remove the stems/stalks from the green nightshade, then washed and drained to remove dirt. Whack the nightshades with the back of a knife, just a gentle whack is enough to crack the nightshades.
2. Heat oil in a frying pan, then stir fry the spice paste until fragrant and the chili sauce turns a darker shade of red. Adjust salt and sugar as needed.
3. Add the whacked nightshades into the pan. Turn off heat, and stir until well mixed.
4. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve immediately.