3 indonesian spice paste Recipes

beef stew meat, cut into 1-2-inch pieces (i use a chuck roast & cut it up), red chilies, stemmed and coarsely chopped (you can take out the seeds to reduce the heat level), onion, chopped, fresh ginger, peeled and chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, stalk lemongrass , tough outer layers removed, tender insides finely sliced, tamarind paste (combined with 1/3 cup warm water), ground cumin, ground coriander, ground turmeric, chili powder (ground chiles, not the chili pepper spice blend), light coconut milk, sugar, salt

oil, minced onion, minced garlic, tiny dried red chilies, crushed or 4 -6 tsp hot red pepper flakes, minced fresh tomato, salt, sugar, molasses