What goes in
- soaked dried chillies
- shallots
- garlic
- lemongrass
- galangal
- star anise / cardamom / cinnamon / cloves
- 40 g desiccated coconut for kerisik
Dry-fry aromatic concentrate layered over REMPAH; kerisik stays separate until cooking.
Blend aromatics and fry low until dark and sweet-nutty.
Toast coconut separately to deep golden and grind to kerisik.
Freeze paste and kerisik separately.