Place shallots, chili (if using fresh/dried chilies), garlic, and tomato in a food processor and you can either blend them until fine or roughly chop for a more rustic look
Preheat a skillet with cooking oil. Add the ingredients you chopped above (if using premade garlic sambal chili, don't add just yet) and kaffir lime leaves and stir fry until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add the premade garlic sambal chili (if not using fresh chili) and seasoning and stir fry for another minute
Continue to cook until the mixture is no longer wet and dry
Let the sambal balado cool down completely and store in a glass jar container for up to 1 week in the fridge
