Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, nyonya fish head curry. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Nyonya Fish Head Curry is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Nyonya Fish Head Curry is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular 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 can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Nyonya Fish Head Curry:
- Take 1 Snapper Fish Head (be sure to remove the gills)
- Prepare Blended Paste (processed in a blender);
- Prepare 40 g Shallots
- Make ready 20 g Ginger
- Prepare 20 g Garlic
- Take 3 pc Red Chillies
- Make ready 6 pc Dried Chillies
- Get 20 g (2 cm) Turmeric Root
- Prepare Spices (mix well in a bowl);
- Prepare 3 tsp Coriander Powder
- Take 1 tsp Cumin Powder
- Get 1 Tbsp Shrimp Paste (Belacan)
- Take Vegetables;
- Get 3 pc Okra (cut into pieces)
- Get 1 Eggplant (cut into pieces)
- Make ready Other Ingredients;
- Take 1-2 cups Coconut Milk
- Get 3 Tbsp Cooking Oil
- Take 2 stick Lemongrass (bruised)
- Take 2 pc Tamarind Slices
- Make ready 1 sprig Curry Leaves
- Get 1 Ginger Flower (sliced middle)
- Make ready as needed Salt to taste
- Prepare 1 Tbsp Palm Sugar
Instructions to make Nyonya Fish Head Curry:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cook until the sauce has thicken to a desired consistency. Season to taste.
- 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.
- 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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