Malaysian Assam Fish Curry

Method6 steps · about 30 min

1. 1

   Step 1: Grind the shallots (50 gram), garlic (3 cloves), chosen serrano (3)/cayenne chillies and ginger (1-inch piece) into a spice paste. Separately mix 30 g tamarind pulp with 1½ cups water, strain and reserve the liquid, discarding pulp. Heat 4 tbsp oil in a wok over medium-high heat and fry the spice paste for about 3 minutes until fragrant.

   Fry prepared fish-curry paste · 3 minUses 50 gram shallots (Indonesian: bawang merah) · 3 cloves garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih) · 3 serrano/cayenne chilies (Indonesian: cabe keriting) · 1-inch piece ginger · 30 g tamarind pulp for strained cooking liquid · 1½ cups water for tamarind extraction · 4 tablespoon oil

2. 2

   Step 2: Add curry leaves (3 sprigs), lemongrass (2 stalks), and curry powder (1 tablespoon). Mix well, and cook for another 2 minutes.

   Fry curry leaves, lemongrass and curry powder · 2 minUses fragrant fried fish-curry paste · 3 sprigs curry leaves · 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised and knotted · 1 tablespoon curry powder

3. 3

   Step 3: Add tomato (1) and tamarind liquid, bring to a boil.

   Uses fried paste, curry leaves, lemongrass and curry powder · 1 tomato, cut into 8 wedges · strained tamarind cooking liquid

4. 4

   Step 4: Add the chosen fish supply to the boiling curry base and season with the listed sugar (1 tablespoon) and salt (1 teaspoon) to taste. Cook until the fish is cooked through and its thickest part reaches 63°C/145°F.

   Cook fish through in curryUses boiling tomato-tamarind curry base · 4-5 Spanish mackerel steaks, or about 650 - 700 gram firm white fish fillet (e.g. red snapper, rock fish, tilapia) · 1 tablespoon sugar, or to taste · 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste

5. 5

   Step 5: Add the 250 g halved okra and cook for about another minute, continuing gently if needed until the okra is tender.

   Finish halved okra in curry · 1 minUses cooked fish in seasoned sour curry · 250 gram okra, cut into halves

6. 6

   Step 6: Turn off heat, transfer to a serving bowl. Serve immediately with steamed white rice.

   Uses finished fish and okra Assam curry · Steamed white rice for serving (quantity unspecified)