Petai and Anchovies (dry ikan bilis) Chili Fried.

Ingredients :

1 cup of petai (peeled & soaked in salt water)
1 cup of dry anchovies
2 big red onions (sliced)
2 table spoon of chili power or powder
1 teaspoon of salt
5 tablespoon of cooking oil


Method :

Mix anchovies, salt, onions and chili powder together. Heat up oil in a pan and add the mixture in. Stir fry them for at least 5 minutes before adding in the petai (drain the water & rinsed it). Stir fry for another 10minutes or until the anchovies becomes crispy (the dish may appear like burned...but its not! its due to the chili powder's color). Dish and serve it. This recipe can also be bottled and kept in refrigerator for about 2 weeks. Goes well with dhal and steamed rice.

Serving size : 5 person
Preparation Time : 25minutes