Spicy Assam Fish(Assam Pedas Fish)

Spicy Assam Fish curry is also called as Assam pedas Fish,popular Malaysian Cuisine.The word"Assam Pedas' is known as "Sour and Spicy",simply sour and fiery hot taste, best accompanied with Rice,Dosas,Idlies.You can ask any of the Malaysian Home cooks like Malay,Chinese,Indian to get the variations of their own style of spicy sour fish curry recipe.

                                             
                                     

THE MAKING PART

                      Prep time 20 minutes cooking time 15 minutes serves 6

500 g mackerel/stingray/pom fret fish(choose your fish), cleaned

1 tsp lemon and pepper seasoning

1/2 liter water

50g tamarind pulps (combines and extract juice)

POUND/GRIND

10 dried chillies; soaked

1 stall lemon grass, sliced

12 shallots

2 cloves garlic

40g shrimp paste

1 tsp Turmeric powder

1 tsp ikan bilis stock, optional

2 tsp sugar

1 tsp salt

1 stalk ginger flower, cut into strips

Mint leaves (some)

START,CAMERA,ACTION

Marinade fish with lemon and pepper seasoning and set side.

Place tamarind juice, grounded ingredients and turmeric powder into a pot and cook over medium fire for 20 minutes.

Season with salt and sugar. Add fish and allow boiling until fish is cooked.

Sprinkle sliced ginger flower over fish and turn off fire.

Garnish with mint leaves. 

Posted by: Gayu

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