Sambel tomat

Spinach sauce

• 1 ONION, chopped
• 2 CLOVES GARLIC, chopped
• 10 RED CHILLIES, chopped
• 2 TBSP PALM SUGAR
• 1/2 TBSP PRAWN PASTE
• 4 TOMATOES, peeled and chopped
• 1 TBSP LEMON JUICE
• 1 TBSP TAMARIND PULP
• 1 TSP CORIANDER SEEDS

• 100 GRAM MUSHROOMS sliced
• 1/2 CUP STOCK
• 1/2 CUP CREAM
• 200 GRAM SPINACH, chopped
• 1 ONION, chopped

Stir fry the shallots, garlic and chili for three minutes. Add prawn paste and sugar and stir fry two minutes more. Add the tomatoes and stir fry until they are soft. Add the rest of the ingredients and grind in the food processor or with mortar and pestle.

Fry the onion three minutes. Add the mushroom and fry two minutes more. Add the stock and the spinach and salt and pepper to taste and cook 2 minutes. Puree in a food processor and stir in the cream. Serve with fish or fresh pasta.

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