Nyonya Fish Head Curry
Nyonya Fish Head Curry

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have nyonya fish head curry using 24 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Nyonya Fish Head Curry:
  1. Take 1 Snapper Fish Head (be sure to remove the gills)
  2. Make ready Blended Paste (processed in a blender);
  3. Take 40 g Shallots
  4. Take 20 g Ginger
  5. Take 20 g Garlic
  6. Take 3 pc Red Chillies
  7. Take 6 pc Dried Chillies
  8. Get 20 g (2 cm) Turmeric Root
  9. Take Spices (mix well in a bowl);
  10. Make ready 3 tsp Coriander Powder
  11. Make ready 1 tsp Cumin Powder
  12. Take 1 Tbsp Shrimp Paste (Belacan)
  13. Make ready Vegetables;
  14. Prepare 3 pc Okra (cut into pieces)
  15. Get 1 Eggplant (cut into pieces)
  16. Make ready Other Ingredients;
  17. Prepare 1-2 cups Coconut Milk
  18. Prepare 3 Tbsp Cooking Oil
  19. Make ready 2 stick Lemongrass (bruised)
  20. Take 2 pc Tamarind Slices
  21. Take 1 sprig Curry Leaves
  22. Get 1 Ginger Flower (sliced middle)
  23. Take as needed Salt to taste
  24. Prepare 1 Tbsp Palm Sugar
Instructions to make Nyonya Fish Head Curry:
  1. In a pot, heat the oil until hot on high heat and fry the spices until fragrant (10 seconds). Then add the blended paste and mix well. Fry until the oil separates.
  2. Next add in 1 or 2 cups of coconut milk (depends on the size of the pot and fish), ginger flower, lemongrass, palm sugar, curry leaves, tamarind slices and mix well. Then add in the fish head and vegetables and cover with a lid.
  3. Let it cook for 5 to 10 minutes until vegetables are tender. Turn the fish head on the other side if needed. If there is not enough liquid, an additional 1/2 cup of coconut milk or just water will do.
  4. Cook until the sauce has thicken to a desired consistency. Season to taste.
  5. NOTE; if you can't find Shrimp Paste, just use 1 Tbsp Dried Shrimp and pound it to a paste.Traditionally you want Red Snapper fish head, but that's too big for 1 person. Rather, Snapper or Sea Bass head fits better. If you are cooking Red Snapper, double the recipe.
  6. Commentary - HOW TO EAT FISH HEAD CURRY; If you've had fish head, then you'll know that the head doesn't really have a lot of meat; poor man's food after all. The focus is not really on the meat though, what is great is the curry itself, as it contains all the flavors and nutrients from the fish head.

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