4 - TB peanut oil

8 - kemiri nuts (candlenuts, Kukui nuts)
1 - lg onion
8 - cloves garlic
2 - lemongrass
1 - heaping TB trasi (shrimp paste)
1 -18 oz. bottle Sambal Oelek (same as Sambal Ulek)
1 - tsp laos powder (dried "greater galangal")
1 - tsp salt
6 - TB tamarind liquid
3 - TB palm sugar

Add kemiri nuts to blender first, if they are in large pieces. Add onions, garlic and lemongrass and blend till fine. Heat oil in a large frying pan and add the blended mixture. Cook for 5 minutes. Add trasi and crush with the back of a spoon to break it up. Add sambal oelek, laos, salt, tamarind liquid and palm sugar. Cook on low until the mixture turns darker and the oil separates - about 1/2 hour.