Recipe of Award-winning Nyonya Fish Head Curry

Nyonya Fish Head Curry.

Hello everybody, it's me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, nyonya fish head curry. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have nyonya fish head curry using 24 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Nyonya Fish Head Curry:

1. {Make ready 1 of Snapper Fish Head (be sure to remove the gills).
2. {Make ready of Blended Paste (processed in a blender);.
3. {Take 40 g of Shallots.
4. {Prepare 20 g of Ginger.
5. {Prepare 20 g of Garlic.
6. {Get 3 pc of Red Chillies.
7. {Take 6 pc of Dried Chillies.
8. {Make ready 20 g (2 cm) of Turmeric Root.
9. {Make ready of Spices (mix well in a bowl);.
10. {Make ready 3 tsp of Coriander Powder.
11. {Make ready 1 tsp of Cumin Powder.
12. {Get 1 Tbsp of Shrimp Paste (Belacan).
13. {Make ready of Vegetables;.
14. {Prepare 3 pc of Okra (cut into pieces).
15. {Prepare 1 of Eggplant (cut into pieces).
16. {Prepare of Other Ingredients;.
17. {Get 1-2 cups of Coconut Milk.
18. {Make ready 3 Tbsp of Cooking Oil.
19. {Get 2 stick of Lemongrass (bruised).
20. {Get 2 pc of Tamarind Slices.
21. {Take 1 sprig of Curry Leaves.
22. {Get 1 of Ginger Flower (sliced middle).
23. {Make ready as needed of Salt to taste.
24. {Take 1 Tbsp of Palm Sugar.

Steps 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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