Fish head curry Gulai kepala ikan

Fish head curry Gulai kepala ikan

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Australian Gourmet Traveller Malaysian banquet recipe for fish head curry (gulai kepala ikan)

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Cooking tools:

  • Food processor
  • Wok
  • Pan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Measuring spoon
  • Measuring cup
  • Stove
  • Fine-mesh sieve
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Wooden spoon
  • Spoon
  • Ladle
  • Serving bowl
  • Plate
  • Kitchen scale
  • Tongs
  • Pot

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 kg fish head, preferably snapper
  • 60 ml vegetable oil (¼ cup)
  • ¼ tsp black mustard seeds
  • 50 curry leaves (see note)
  • ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds
  • 1 stalk lemon grass, outer leaves removed, white part only, bruised
  • 1 star anise
  • 30 gm Malaysian fish curry powder (see note) (¼ cup)
  • 2½ tbsp tamarind pulp, soaked in 2 cups of warm water
  • 500 ml light coconut milk (2 cups)
  • 5 small okra
  • 2 Japanese eggplants, cut into wedges
  • 1 vine-ripened tomato, cut into wedges
  • Spice paste
  • 5 dried long red chillies, soaked in boiling water until soft, drained
  • 2 fresh long red chillies, seeds removed and coarsely chopped
  • 5 red shallots, thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 cm piece turmeric, thinly sliced
  • 2 cm piece galangal, coarsely chopped
  • 5 cm piece ginger, coarsely chopped
  • 1 stalk lemongrass, thinly sliced

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