Sambal Matah Bali with Torch Ginger
According to the bibliography of Balinese cuisine there are around 33 different kind of sambal, I was amaze to know about this. Like many Indonesian, Balinese food tends to be preferred rather spicy, the merge between spiciness, tastiness and complexities of the spices used are interesting, somehow I do call it an exotic dish! Among other diversity of Balinese sambal, Sambal matah is the most famous condiment in Bali and I’m going to reveal here. Sambal matah Bali, sambal means Indonesian spicy condiments, while matah means raw (mentah) and fresh, so sambal matah would made in a way by it left raw and remain fresh. However, my style of sambal matah is pretty simple and easy to make, I modified slightly different from the authentic sambal matah, by adding small amount of balinese torch ginger 'bongkot' to gives another characterise flavor but its still goes well for nasi campur Bali...