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Stella asked me a long time ago how to make sambal udang kering or hay bee (dried prawns) the way our mums used to make it. Well, you will need some udang kering/hay bee…

These special straight ones from the Rejang Basin cost a fortune these days – RM70 a kilo, but you can always use the cheaper ordinary ones and some people claim that it can even be nicer. You will have to soak them in water to soften them before pounding them to pulp…

You will need these ingredients: shallots, garlic, ginger, lengkuas (galangal), kunyit (tumeric), serai (lemon grass), chillies and a bit of belacan (dried prawn paste).

Pound all of that together (except the lemon grass – just crush the ends of each stalk) and you will get this …

Fry the pounded ingredients in oil until brown and fragrant and then add the pounded dried prawns. Keep stirring until it is nicely browned, add the curry leaves, a bit of sugar, salt and msg according to taste and it’s done…

Yum! Yum!