Green Chillies Sambal ( Sambal Ijo/Sambal Lado Mudo )

Sambal Ijo/Sambal Lado Mudo or green chillies sambal is a typical sambal from Padang, West Sumatra. If you ever go to Padang or Minang restaurant, you will find it as one of their main menu. This sambal is a 'necessary' part of the menu as the accompaniment for all the dishes.

Category: Sambal

Difficulty: Easy

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Ingredients
- 10 green chillies or green jalapeno peppers
- 1 onion or red onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1/2 red/green tomato
- 2 fresh Kaffir Lime leafs (daun jeruk purut)
- 100 g Medan dried anchovies (Teri Medan) - optional, or you can use also normal fried Anchovies
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- Salt and sugar to taste

Directions
1. Heat the oil and fry the anchovies. Set aside.
2. In remaining oil, sauté chillies, onion, garlic, tomato and kaffir lime leafs for 2 or 3 minutes. Set aside
3. Then grind into roughly paste (tumbuk kasar), and bring back to fry for few minutes. Add the lime juice and the fried anchovies.
4. Serving suggestion: best to eat with nasi putih (plain rice) and Rendang or Chicken Curry (Kare Ayam).