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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Sambal Petai

While we took a stroll at the nearby night market, we spotted a stall selling petai (stinky bean). Without hesitation, we bought 2 bundles of it. If there's only hubby and I at home, I'll not take the trouble to cook this dish. However, with my parents with us, mom and dad will take over the sambal petai cooking task. :)



Dad tore the petai off from the pod and remove its white skin. During the process, you'll spot some tiny white worms. We'll not bother about it as it will add protein to our sambal petai dish, hehe...Then mom prepared the spice and ingredients to be pounded with mortar and pestle. It consists of shallots, garlic, red chili, lemon grass, belacan and lots of dried shrimps. To cook the dish, mom sautes the spice and pounded dried shrimps till fragrant and the chili oil separated. Then the petai is added to mix well.

So, with the hardwork of my parents, we got a chance to savor this delicious and appetizing dish.
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19 comments:

  1. xinDecember 3, 2009 at 3:35 PM

    looks yummmy :) i love it when my mom cooks this with prawn too :D

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  2. J2KfmDecember 3, 2009 at 7:41 PM

    Lovely. I actually like my petai whole as well, not halved.
    But parents being rather phobic of wriggly worms inside the beans, tend to slice them in halves before cooking.

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  3. ICook4FunDecember 3, 2009 at 9:54 PM

    That is a wondeful dish especially prepared by mom and dad. I will freaks out if I see worms inside :)

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  4. ann lowDecember 4, 2009 at 1:13 AM

    WOW! I never eat petai but this is really a beautiful dish.

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  5. Elin ChiaDecember 4, 2009 at 7:23 AM

    Oh no one will want to eat it whole in the family esp Piggy boy...hha so have to halved it...hehee I agree with you that lots of protein those white wriggly worms! :p

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  6. Elin ChiaDecember 4, 2009 at 7:26 AM

    Oh no one will want to eat it whole in the family esp Piggy boy...hha so have to halved it...hehee I agree with you that lots of protein those white wriggly worms! :p

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  7. Elin ChiaDecember 4, 2009 at 7:27 AM

    Oh no one will want to eat it whole in the family esp Piggy boy...hha so have to halved it...hehee I agree with you that lots of protein those white wriggly worms! :p

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  8. My Little SpaceDecember 4, 2009 at 7:27 AM

    Hi there, thanks for stoppingby my site earlier andnice to meet you. You've such a lovely blog here. Will check them out slow...ly. This sambal petai looks terribly inviting LOL! Just so irresistible. Hope to hear from you more often. Happy Holiday & have fun! Cheers.

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  9. Little InboxDecember 4, 2009 at 7:47 AM

    xin, sometimes my mom add some prawns to the sambal died shrimps too.

    J2Kfm, I prefer smaller petai and leave it whole for cooking.

    Thanks Anncoo.

    Elin, haha...good source of protein ya...:)

    My Little Space, thanks for dropping by too. Hope to see you more often.

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  10. SelbaDecember 4, 2009 at 11:41 AM

    Yummm... I like petai... :)

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  11. JoanneDecember 4, 2009 at 8:16 PM

    This looks like a great dish! So savory and so much flavor. My mouth is watering as I type.

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  12. tigerfishDecember 5, 2009 at 8:07 AM

    I don't think I have tried Petai Sambal though I know it is quite a famous appetizer dish.

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  13. worldwindowsDecember 5, 2009 at 10:21 AM

    I remember when I was living overseas my family and I were accorded a great honor - a friend cooked up exactly the same and packed in a big tupperware and passed on to us.

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  14. Little InboxDecember 5, 2009 at 10:40 AM

    Selba, me too, it's a good vegie.

    Joanne, petai is stinky bean. Not all people can accept the smell, hehe...

    Tigerfish, if you like petai, then you'll like this dish.

    worldwindows, lucky you! Haha...

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  15. New Kid on the BlogDecember 5, 2009 at 11:22 AM

    this is my favourite dish!!!! i like my petai whole .... and I like my petai in a small shape, that is not that stinky. :)

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  16. Noob CookDecember 5, 2009 at 9:08 PM

    looks exactly like how my mum prepared it ... and you photograph it beautifully =)

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  17. Little InboxDecember 5, 2009 at 9:44 PM

    New Kid, looks like we have the same taste, haha...

    Thanks Noobcook. So, you like Petai cooking in this way?

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  18. choi yenDecember 6, 2009 at 11:26 PM

    i love it!!but when pee pee... :(

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  19. Little InboxDecember 7, 2009 at 7:54 AM

    mimid3vils, yea I know what you meant. :)

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