CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search For other uses, see Sambal (disambiguation) . Sambal Traditional sambal terasi served on stone mortar with garlic and lime Course Condiments Place of origin Indonesia Region or state Indonesia, Malaysia , Singapore , Sri Lanka and Netherlands Creator Javanese origin Serving temperature Room temperature Main ingredients Ground chili pepper with shallot , garlic and shrimp paste Cookbook: Sambal Media: Sambal Sambal is sauce typically made from a variety of chili peppers and secondary ingredients such as shrimp paste , fish sauce , garlic , ginger , shallot , scallion , sugar , lime juice , and rice vinegar or other vinegars . Various recipes of sambals usually are served as hot and spicy condiments for dishes such as ikan bakar (grilled fish), ikan gore...