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  • Ikan Asam Pedas (Fish in Sour Spicy Gravy)

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    Ikan Asam Pedas (Fish in Sour Spicy Gravy)
    Prep: 40 min Cook: 40 min Servings: 4
    by Navaneetham Krishnan
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    typical Malaysian flavors; sour spicy lip burning sensation and of course, rice please.

    Ingredients

    • 500g (one medium size) bawal hitam/pomfret – scale, gut and cut into pieces
    • 2 pcs asam keping/dried tamarind
    • 3-4 Chinese brinjals – cut lengthwise.
    • 1 bunga kantan/torch ginger bud – shredded
    • 10 cherry tomatoes or 1 large tomato –cut into eight pieces
    • ½ cup oil
    • 1 ½ tsp sugar
    • Salt for taste
    • Rempah/Spices (blend/ground to a thick smooth paste)
    • ½ inch ginger
    • 5 garlic
    • 5 shallots
    • 1 lemongrass/serai
    • 10 dried red chilies (or as per taste)
    • 1 inch kunyit hidup/fresh turmeric
    • 1 inch lengkuas/galangal

    Directions

    1. When oil is heated, fry spices till aromatic and oils splits.
    2. Add ½ liter of water and put in tomatoes, brinjals, asam, salt and sugar.
    3. Stir and simmer.
    4. When gravy is heated through, gently drop in fish.
    5. Continue to simmer until fish is cooked.
    6. Stir in bunga kantan and remove from heat.

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