Crispy and sweet ikan bilis. Ikan bilis is a staple in Nasi Lemak (literally translated as 'Fragrant Rice'), a delicious rice that is made with coconut milk and pandan (screwpine) leaves. In my family, we eat ikan bilis just as another dish on the dinner table (Chinese style - where there are a couple of dishes and people eat it with rice). The process of making an ingredient crispy is to dry out the water content of it.

These crispy ikan bilis (anchovies) make a great snack on their own and can be used as a savoury topping for many Chinese dishes. The typical way of making crispy ikan bilis is by deep-frying them in hot oil, but I always avoided deep-frying unless there is absolutely no other way of substitution. Deep fry the ikan bilis until brown and crispy. You can have Crispy and sweet ikan bilis using 5 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Crispy and sweet ikan bilis

Prepare of Main.
You need 50 grams of ikan bilis (dried anchovies), get the unpeeled version.
You need of Other.
It's 2 1/2 tbsp of cooking oil.
Prepare 2 tsp of white sugar.

In another pan, use the same oil to fry the onions until slightly brown. Dried anchovies (Malay: ikan bilis) is a very popular side dish in Southeast Asia. Sambal Ikan Bilis is a fiery spicy sauce that is as a side dish for various Asian foods, popular in many countries including Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. There a literally hundreds of different variations of this sauce, ranging from mild, to very hot.

Crispy and sweet ikan bilis instructions

This is what ikan bilis (dried anchovies) looks like before cooked..
Heat cooking oil in frying pan using low heat. Stir fry ikan bilis for about 5 minutes till crispy and browned but not burned..
Turn off the heat and remove frying pan from stove. This is to stop heat from building up. Sprinkle sugar over ikan bilis..
Turn on low heat. Stir fry the ikan bilis for 1 minute till evenly coated with sugar. Making sure sugar don't get burned..
Ready to serve as snack or with porridge..

The chilli, Ikan Bilis (dried anchovies), belacan (shrimp. Padahal dah simpan dalam bekas kedap udara. Frust betul makan yang liat macam ni. Berikut adalah tips dan petua yang boleh anda cuba untuk menggoreng ikan bilis yang rangup, garing dan crispy. Best Ikan Bilis Powder in Singapore.