How to Prepare Award-winning Nyonya Fish Head Curry

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, nyonya fish head curry. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Nyonya Fish Head Curry is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Nyonya Fish Head Curry is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

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

The ingredients needed to make Nyonya Fish Head Curry:

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