- Blend all of the spice paste ingredients with ⅓ cup (80ml) water until smooth.
- Heat vegetable oil. Add ground spice paste and kaffir lime leaves. Stir fry for 8 – 10 minutes until fragrant.
- Place lid on the wok and allow sauce to come to a boil.
- Reduce heat and continue to simmer for 3 – 5 minutes.
- Remove the lid. Add sugar, salt, and shrimps (prawns).
- Stir to get all ingredients well mixed and until shrimps turn red.
- Place lid back onto the wok and continue to simmer for 1 minute.
- Turn off stove. Dish into a serving bowl.

Sambal Udang
Ingredients
- 5 tbsp vegetable oil
- 800g shrimps / prawns (peeled and deveined)
- 5 kaffir lime leaves
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp salt (or to taste)
- Spice paste:
- 2 tbsp assam paste
- 8 red chilies (seeded and cut into small pieces)
- 10 dried chilies
- 10 shallots or 1 medium onion (peeled and cut into small pieces)
- 2 stalks lemongrass (sliced bottom third into rings)
- 10 slices gingers
- 6 cloves garlic (peeled)
- 6 buah keras (candlenut) or macadamias
- ¾ inch cube belacan (toasted)