Nyonya Fish Head Curry
Nyonya Fish Head Curry

Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, nyonya fish head curry. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Nyonya Fish Head Curry is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Nyonya Fish Head Curry is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

Fish head curry is immensely popular in Malaysia and Singapore. With South Indian origins, it uses a combination of various spices and Due to its popularity, there is now a variety of fish head curries depending on the ethnic flavour profiles such as Nyonya fish head curry or Thai fish head curry. 🌶 In this NYONYA FISH HEAD CURRY recipe, I included STEP-BY-STEP instructions - from preparing ingredients to cooking it - so that beginner can MAKE IT. Whereas Nyonya Fish Head Curry is from the Malaysian Chinese community who had adopted the Malay culture. In this version, typical Nyonya herbs like daun kesum or laksa leaves (Vietnamese coriander) and bunga kantan (torch ginger flower) are used to create a spice paste.

To get started with this particular 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 cook it.

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

Perut ikan—literally means fish stomach—is a signature Nyonya specialty that I love very much. The thought of it often sets my stomach rumbling and mouth watering. As unappetizing as it sounds and perhaps a tad weird to many, Perut ikan is a curry-like dish of various vegetables, aromatic herbs. · Authentic Fresh nyonya curry dish - fish head curry (our signature), seafood curry. · Crispy belacan fried chicken. Pop in to Goodall Cafe Tanjong Tokong and dig into the aroma and spices � See more.

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.

As unappetizing as it sounds and perhaps a tad weird to many, Perut ikan is a curry-like dish of various vegetables, aromatic herbs. · Authentic Fresh nyonya curry dish - fish head curry (our signature), seafood curry. · Crispy belacan fried chicken. Pop in to Goodall Cafe Tanjong Tokong and dig into the aroma and spices � See more. It uses mainly Chinese ingredients but blends them with Southeast Asian spices such as coconut milk, lemon. Appetizing & delicious Tamarind Fish Head Curry, make you want to have a second serving of rice to go with it. Today, I am excited to present to you a very hearty Nyonya dish, the Tamarind Fish Head Curry!

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