Malaysian Peanut Sauce for Satay

Ingredients

• 8 red chillies dried, – the shriveled variety as opposed to the glossy dried version. Shriveled ones pack less heat.
• 1/2 cup peanuts raw smaller sized, with or without skin.
• 8 shallots peeled
• 1 clove garlic peeled
• 1 piece galangal /1 cm, peeled
• 1 stalk lemon grass only the tender inner portion, cut into thin rings
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• water as needed
• 2 1/2 tablespoons tamarind pulp
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 2 tablespoons palm sugar gula melaka or brown sugar
• salt to taste
• 3 tablespoons oil – sunflower oil

Nutrition

• Calories : 310 calories
• Carbohydrate : 36 grams
• Fat : 18 grams
• Fiber : 2 grams
• Protein : 8 grams
• SaturatedFat : 6 grams
• Sodium : 160 milligrams
• Sugar : 6 grams