Malaysian Food - Fish in Coconut Milk Sauce / Ikan Masak Lemak Cili Api

Fish in Coconut Milk Sauce / Ikan Masak Lemak Cili Api

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Try out this easy recipe when you next entertain your family and friends. 

Malaysian Food - Fish in Coconut Milk Sauce/ Ikan Masak Lemak

Ingredients

2 pieces of fish – any kind that you like

3 cups of coconut milk

1 lemon grass – bruised

1 or 2 pieces of tamarind peels

½ teaspoon of ground turmeric

5 or 6 cherry tomatoes (optional)

Salt according to taste

Oil for frying

Pound these ingredients:

4 bird’s eye chilies

2 shallots

1 clove of garlic

2 sq cm of shrimp paste

Directions

1. Pound the ingredients until fine and put aside
2. Coat the fish with a pinch of salt and ground turmeric. Fry the fish until brown and put aside
3. Pour 3 cups of coconut milk in a pot, add in the bruised lemon grass, tamarind peels, the pounded ingredients and turmeric. Stir until well mixed
4. Bring the gravy to a boil and then add the fried fish
5. Add salt and stir continuously to prevent the coconut milk from curdling
6. Finally add in the cherry tomatoes and cook for another 1 or 2 minutes