The Spice Trilogy (Finale): The Best Sambal Udang Pedas (Chilli Prawns)

I have decided the leave the best for last. This is one of my favorite dishes ever. Nothing quite comes close to the level of heat..my philosophy to spicy is it's gotta have a kick and you know when it's really kick when your scalp starts sweating. :)  I think if once you see the picture, you'll start sweating! Now that's what i call "KICK"!!

I love it whenever my dad cooks it and my friends love it when i cook it..so here we go! If you love spice, this is an absolutely MUST try!

Ingredients:
- About 1 kilo of Prawns
- 15 Shallots (Don't be afraid to put more)
- At least 20 dried chilli (Soaked in water ahead of time)
- 5-8 chilli padi (Optional)
- 5-6 cloves of garlic
- 5-8 candle nut
- A pinch of belachan (About 1 Inch by 1 Inch for those of you who use precise measurements)
- A pinch of Assam mixed with a small bowl of water and set aside)
- Tomato ketchup
- Sweet Chilli sauce (There are a few types you can find in the supermarket: The normal ones, the ones with garlic and the odd shaped bottle-dark reddish sweet chilli sauce..yup, those are the ones)

Preparing the Rumpah (Once again, this is the important part):
I have briefly introduced Rumpah in the previous post so you should be quite familiar by now. Once again, blend the shallots, dried chilli, chilli padi (Optional), garlic, candle nut and belachan into a reddish paste. You might probably start tearing the moment you open the blender.

Cooking: 
1) Pour about a cup of oil in the frying pan and throw in the Rumpah. Fry until you start crying..(I'm kidding..once again yes the frying of chilli does get to you) Fry until you can smell the fragrance of the shallots and spices oozes out..
2) Throw in the prawns and fry together with the Rumpah until the prawns are almost cooked.
3) Add in about 3-4 table spoons of tomato ketchup. Stir well
4) Add in about 3 table spoons of sweet chilli sauce. Stir well.
5) Add in your bowl of Assam water.

Once again, taste, taste, taste! If you like it sweeter, add slightly more sweet chilli sauce...

Voila! You're done! 

THE BEST SAMBAL UDANG PEDAS!

At least, this is really the best I've ever tried! And as my disclaimer on the first blog says: "I am fussy with my food"

Once again, don't worry about making mistakes as you go along. Like i said to someone recently. 

First tries are usually plagued with some imperfection, 

Second tries are IMPROVISATIONS 

By the time you try it the third time, it should be just PERFECTION!