Spice-brined, fried catfish works well with raw shrimp paste sambal: the crisp fish and fermented relish is zippy in the mouth. Grilled chicken thigh is a fine partner for the chunkier hot oil ...
A recipe for nasi goreng from Anissa Helou's cookbook Feast. Nasi goreng is Indonesian fried rice, flavoured with chilli sambal, shrimp paste, kecap manis (sweet Indonesian soy sauce) and palm sugar.