Telur Bumbu Bali (Hard Boiled Egg in Balinese Spices)

For spice paste: 4 small or 1 large size shallot, quartered

For spice paste: 2 cloves of garlic, halved

For spice paste: ½" ginger, peeled and sliced

For spice paste: 2 candlenuts, halved. You can substitute candlenuts with macadamia nuts if you cannot find them in Asian stores.

For spice paste: 1 tablespoon sambal oelek or to taste. You can use 3 red chili peppers or more if you can find them in Asian stores.

For spice paste: 1 Roma tomato or small tomato, diced

For spice paste: Optional: ½ teaspoon toasted shrimp paste (called sambal terasi in Indonesia). Make sure it has been toasted. If you buy the one that has not been toasted, you can bake it in the oven first for about 15 min. Skip shrimp paste if you are vegetarian.

6 hard boiled eggs

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 kaffir lime leaves, torn slightly on the edge to release the oil. You can substitute with lime zest if you cannot find them in Asian stores.

2 bay leaves

1 lemongrass, white part smashed with the back of the knife and yellow part discarded

¼ teaspoon salt or to taste

1.5 teaspoon palm sugar or to taste. You can substitute with brown sugar.

1 tablespoon water or more depending on consistency of the sauce you want

Directions at indonesiancooking101.com

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