
2 onions
2 T peanut oil
3 T roasted peanuts
ΒΌ t chilli powder
2 T tomato sauce
1 T honey
2 T soy sauce
Juice of half a lime
Salt
Peel and slice one onion thinly. Fry the onion in hot peanut oil. Peel and finely chop the second onion and pound together with the peanuts and chilli powder in a mortar or use a liquidizer. Add this paste to the pan and fry for a further 3 mins stirring constantly. Gradually dilute the mixture with 1 cup or warm water and stir in the honey, tomato sauce and soy sauce. Cook for a few minutes until the sauce has the consistency of single cream. Season the sauce to taste with salt, soy sauce and lime juice. Serve hot.
This sauce is used as an accompaniment for satays.



