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Smelt Fish curry

Ingredients
1. 1 pack (about 20 to 30 fishes) of smelt fish
2. 1 shallot
3. 2 in of ginger
4. 1/4 tbls of turmeric powder
4. Green chilies slices (5 to 6 chilies)
5. 1/4 tbls of fish paste
6. A lump of tamarind (soak in water)
7. A cup of coriander
8. Salt


How to do?
1. Clean and wash the smelt fishes.
2. Blend or pound the shallots and ginger.
3. Put the fishes into a saute pan.
4. Add the pounded/blended onion and ginger.
5. And add turmeric powder and fish paste.
6. Pour small amount of water and add salt to taste.
7. Cook it over medium heat and bring to a boil.
8. Add tamarind juice by squeezing the soaked tamarind and chili slices.
9. Reduce heat to low until the fishes are cooked well.
10. Sprinkle coriander leaves over it.

Perfect Match : Roselle leaves soup (Chaing Pong Hunn Ray)
http://rakhinefood.blogspot.com/2012/04/roselle-leaves-soup-chaing-pong-hunn.html

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Chili and raw Tamarind paste


Ingredients
1.  Green raw tamarinds (7 to 10)
2.  15 green chilies
3.  1 tablespoon shrimp paste
4.  1 tablespoon of dried shrimp
5.  Salt


How to do?
1. Wash the tamarinds properly.
2.  Place the tamarinds into the mortar  and pestle.
3.  Pound with the pestle a few times
4. Add chilies and pound again.
5. Add shrimp paste and dried shrimps
5. Add salt to taste
6. Pound to a coarse paste.

Try it. It will make you get the best appetite. :)

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Crab Fingers with Basil Leaves

Ingredients

1.     1.5 kg of crab fingers
2.     3 tablespoons of red chilli paste
3.     1 teaspoon of rice powder
4.     1 small shallot (coarse paste)
5.     ¼ tablespoon of shrimp paste
6.     ¼ tablespoon of turmeric powder
7.     A lump of tamarind (soak in water)
8.     Salt and chicken stock
    9.  A cup of basil leaves


How to do?
1.     Wash crab fingers and crack them gently.
2.     Put them into a medium pot.
3.     Add chilli paste, shrimp paste, shallot coarse paste, turmeric powder and rice powder.
4.     Pour water as you desired
5.     Cook it over medium heat and bring to a boil.
6.     Add tamarind juice by squeezing the soaked tamarind.
7.     Add salt and chicken stock and try the taste.
8.     Sprinkle basil leaves

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