- Cuisine: Singaporean
Ingredients
300g ikan bilis
200g raw peanuts, skin on
Chilli paste
1 onion, chopped
2 to 3 cloves garlic
Red chillies
8 candlenuts
1 tbsp dry chilli powder
2 tbsp ikan bilis, pounded to a paste
Preparation
Dry fry ikan bilis and raw peanuts over low heat for 30 minutes. Cool.
Blend onion, garlic, chillies, candlenuts, chilli powder and ikan bilis paste in a processor or hand blender.
In a wide pan, fry chilli paste then mix in ikan bilis and peanuts and stir well to coat.
Cool and stir in an airtight container.
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