Ingredients
- 1 turbot fish or ray fish or 7 – 9 lady fishes
(I used lady fishes)
- 13-15 red dried chillies
- 2 garlic cloves and 1 medium onion
- ½ inch of ginger
- 1/5 teaspoon of shrimp paste
- 1/5 teaspoon of turmeric powder
- A lump of tamarind (soak in water)
- 1/3 cup of fresh basil leaves
- Salt and chicken stock to taste
How to do?
1. Gut and clean the fish.
2. If necessary, cut it into serving sizes pieces
3. Use a mortar and pestle to pound chillies, garlic cloves, onion and ginger into a paste.
4. Pour ¾ cup of water into a saucepan.
5. Add Chilli paste and turmeric powder.
6. Cook and stir till raw smell is gone.
7. Add the fishes and squeeze the soaked tamarind.
8. Add salt and chicken stock to taste.
9. When fishes are cooked well, sprinkle basil leaves over the fishes.
Ready to serve!
