Ingredients: 4 Whole Eggs – boiled,4 Onion – thinly sliced,8 to 10 Shallots,4 to 5 cloves Garlic,10 Byadagi Dried Chillies – deseeded and soaked in warm water,1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder,2 teaspoons Fish sauce – optional,2 teaspoon Palm sugar,2 tablespoons Sunflower Oil,Salt – to taste,2 cups Rice – washed and soaked for 20 minutes,1 cup Coconut milk,3 cups Water,2 Lemongrass – stalk,2 inch Ginger – thinly sliced,2 Bay leaf (tej patta),2 teaspoons Coriander (Dhania) Seeds,1/2 teaspoon Palm sugar
Time in minutes: 40 Servings: 4 Course: Dinner Diet: Eggetarian
Instructions: To begin making the Sambal Telor with Nasi Uduk Recipe (Indonesian Style Eggs Cooked in Sambal and Lemongrass Coconut Rice), boil the eggs in water for 10 minutes, peel and keep aside.We now prepare sambal by making a fine paste of the soaked bydagi red chillies, shallots, garlic cloves, red chilli powder and salt using a hand blender.Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan, add the sambal paste and cook until the raw smell goes away and the oil separates. This will take 5 minutes.Add the palm sugar, fish sauce, season with salt, mix well and keep this sambal paste aside.In the same pan add a tablespoon of oil and add the thinly sliced onions and saute until it turns translucent.Now, reintroduce the sambal paste that we prepared back into the pan with fried onions and mix well. Saute for 2 minutes.Add the boiled eggs to this mix and simmer for 2 more minutes, and keep aside.Now to prepare the Lemongrass Coconut Rice, heat oil in a wide pan, add the bay leaves, bruised and knotted lemongrass stalks, sliced ginger, coriander seeds and saute until the ingredients release its flavours.Add the soaked rice, thick coconut milk and required water and bring it to a rolling boil.Season with salt and palm sugar, close it with a lid and simmer for 20 minutes.Once its done, switch off the flame and its ready to serve.To arrange the dish, place a portion of the lemongrass flavoured coconut rice in individual bowls or plates, a portion of egg sambal, fresh salad and fried shallots if you like.Serve the Sambal Telor with Nasi Uduk Recipe (Indonesian Style Eggs Cooked in Sambal and Lemongrass Coconut Rice) for your weekend brunch along with fresh tender coconut water and surprise your family members.