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Rempah

Rempah (Spice Paste)

Recipe by 831c2bbed306d52121e560ed50646ca5?s=30&r=gTrish yee
Rempah is a Malay word that means spice paste and it is a blend of asian spices and herbs. Many asian recipes especially Singapore, Malaysian and Indonesian cuisine will require a rempah base. Dishes like laksa, curries, chillies, rendang etc will all require rempah. A good rempah recipe is what you will need to get you started in Asian cooking.
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins
Course Sauce
Cuisine Malay, Singapore
Servings 500 gm
Calories 1250 kcal

Equipment

  • Food Processor
  • Wok

Ingredients
  

Rempah Ingredients

  • 100 g Dried Chilli soak and seeds removed
  • 5 pcs Big Chillies
  • 2 pcs Chilli Padi
  • 10 cloves Garlic
  • 15 pcs Shallots
  • 1 cm Turmeric
  • 20 g Galangal
  • 1 tbsp Lemongrass Minced
  • 5 pcs Candlenut
  • 1 tbsp Belacan

Others

  • 200 g Oil
  • 2 tbsp Palm Sugar
  • 1 knot Pandan Leaf
  • 1 tsp Salt

Instructions
 

  • Toast the belacan.
  • Blend all the rempah ingredients till fine paste.
  • Heat half the oil and add pandan leaf and add the paste and belacan to fry.
  • Add table spoons of oil in as you fry.
  • Continue frying for 1-2 hours till it turns dark red and oil comes out.
  • Season with salt and palm sugar and ikan bilis stock powder (optional)

Notes

Did you know we teach how to make this rempah at our Cooking Class in Singapore?

Nutrition

Calories: 1250kcal
Keyword asian, chilli, spicy
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