Satay Sauce

Ingredients

8-9 dried chillies, soaked in water
1/4 cup toasted, skinless groundnuts, finely ground
1 stalk lemon grass (serai), lightly bruised
2cm piece galangal (lengkuas), lightly crushed
1 tsp belacan granules
1/4 cup tamarind juice
1 cup water
1/4 cup coconut milk
Salt to taste
1 tbsp sugar

Method

Heat oil in a saucepan. Add in lemon grass, galangal, chillies and belacan granules. Stir in coconut milk, water and tamarind juice and mix in sugar and salt. Bring to a low boil. Add in groundnuts and allow the sauce to simmer a while. When oil rises to the top, dish out the sauce and serve with satay.