Quick Spicy Sambal Telur (Malaysian Chili-Garlic Eggs)
This Quick Spicy Sambal Telur is a Malaysian-style egg dish featuring tender boiled eggs coated in a bold, tangy, and slightly sweet chili-garlic sambal sauce. Ready in under 30 minutes, this easy weeknight meal combines shallots, garlic, ginger, fish sauce, and lime juice for a flavor-packed, comforting dish served perfectly over steamed rice.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 4 large eggs boiled
- 1 small shallot finely sliced
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 tbsp ginger freshly grated
- 4 tbsp sambal
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp lime juice freshly squeezed
- 50 ml water
- cooked rice to serve
- spring onion sliced, for garnish
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the eggs for 6 minutes. Immediately transfer to cold water, peel, and set aside.
- Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the sliced shallot and cook until translucent.
- Add crushed garlic and grated ginger. Stir for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Stir in the sambal, sugar, fish sauce, and water. Simmer for 3 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Add the peeled eggs to the pan and spoon the sauce over them to coat evenly. Stir in lime juice.
- Serve immediately over cooked rice and garnish with sliced spring onion.
Notes
- Adjust sambal heat according to your preference.
- Boil eggs for 5-6 minutes for slightly soft yolks or 7 minutes for firmer yolks.