Cekur manis (sweet leaf) & anchovies in milk gravy

Ingredients

• 150g cekur manis/sweet leaf - - pluck out the leaves from the stems.
• 3 tbsp anchovies/ikan bilis - soaked in water for 10 mins, drain away the water and snip into smaller pieces
• To pound/grind/blend
• 5 shallots
• 5 red chillies
• 4 birds eye/chilly chillies (optional)
• 1/2 inch garlic
• 1/2 inch roasted belacan(roasted block shrimp paste)
• Other ingredients
• 2 calamansi lime - extract juice
• 1 1/2 cup fresh (carton) milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• salt to taste

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Preparation

• When oil is heated, fry the blended ingredients with the anchovies/ikan bilis.
  Once the oil starts to float, add in the fresh milk, kalamansi juice, water, cekur manis and salt to taste.
  Reduce the heat to cook the ingredients
  As soon as the small bubble forms, remove from heat.