Petai ( Parkia speciosa) Sambal with Shrimp

The botanical name for this bean is Parkia Speciosa. In Malaysia this is called Petai, or  'stink bean' because of its very strong odor. Petai beans look like broad beans.  It contains amino acids that can give a strong smell in the urine but that will subside after a day or two. I made this recipe using petai in brine solution. Read more about Petai here:  http://sgphilgoh.hubpages.com/hub/Petai.

                                                                

Ingredients:

8 ozs of shrimp
a cup of petai seeds
salt, to taste
1/4 cup of tamarind juice (throw away the seeds if any)
5 table spoon oil

Blended Items
15 dried red chillies
3 shallots
1/2 onion
3 cloves garlic
1 tbsp dried shrimp soak in water before blending
1/2 teaspoon sugar

Methods
1. Put oil in a pan. When the pan is hot, put in the blended items and cook until aromatic. You can add a little bit of water if it becomes dry.
2. Add  tamarind juice and stir briefly.
3. Add in prawns and cook until they are tender.
4. Add the petai seeds and salt, to taste.
5. Serve with rice.