Simple Way to Make Ultimate Nyonya Fish Head Curry

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, nyonya fish head curry. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Nyonya Fish Head Curry is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Nyonya Fish Head Curry is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook nyonya fish head curry using 24 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Nyonya Fish Head Curry:

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