Hawa's Gourmet

Assam Pedas

By: Hawa Ahamad

What you need:

3 slices of fish eg. threadfin or kerisi
4 or 5 tbsp chilli paste
1 clove garlic
1 medium onion
1/2 inch ginger
1 inch prawn paste (belacan)
1 stalk lemon grass (serai) bruised
1 inch galangal (lengkuas) bruised
4 tbsp oil
1 tbsp assam mixed with 1 cup water
1/2 tsp tumeric (kunyit) optional

Salt to taste
1 tomato, sliced into 8 sections
1 Brinjal, halved in mid-section and sliced (optional)
or
4 or 5 Ladies finger, sliced (optional)
5 sprigs of Vietnamese mint leaves (daun kesom) optional

What to do:

*Firstly, pound or grind together garlic, onion, ginger and prawn paste.�
*Heat oil, add chilli paste, fry for a while till the chilli darkens a little.
*Add in the ground items and fry till fragrant.� Take about 3 minutes.� Also throw in the galangal and lemon grass.
*Squeeze the assam and pour in the juice into the frying mixture.� Add another cup of water or to it's desired consistency.
*Season with salt and taste now.� Adjust the salt before adding in the fish.
*Add the fish and simmer for a few minutes, just till cooked.� Not too long.
*Add in also the brinjal or ladies fingers or daun kesom at this point.� Do not stir to much or the fish would disintegrate.

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