Sweet And Sour Tamarind Sauce

Total Time: 7 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 3 teaspoons fish sauce
• 1/3 cup palm sugar (in a pinch use brown sugar)
• 2 shallots, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons tamarind paste
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons water
• 4 dried whole chilies

Recipe

• 1 in a sauce pan, heat oil on low heat. fry the shallots until golden brown. remove and set aside.
• 2 add the whole chilis and stir frequent as the chilis will cook very fast. they will turn darker when they are done. remove the chilis and set aside.
• 3 add the rest of the ingredients. let the sauce simmer for one or two minutes. remove and serve in a small bowl. the sauce will get thicker as it cools.
• 4 sprinkle the fried shallot and chili on top. if you prefer it hotter, break up the chilis into small pieces and sprinkle on top the sauce.