Thursday 1 May 2014

Assam Curry Fish Head

When I am scratching head what to cook for today's dinner, I saw the fish head in the fridge and a pot of leftover curry chicken gravy. Eggplant and lady finger in the vegetables compartment. Assam Curry Fish Head cross my mind!!

I added assam juice, coconut milk, etc... to enhance the flavour!! Whole family like the curry sauce! The recipe given is the basic ingredients for the assam curry. Sorry that I can't give an actual measurement, as all ingredients are added according to taste.

Ingredients for the Assam curry gravy:-
Baba's curry powder
Coconut milk or fresh milk
Minced garlic
Small onion, chopped finely
Assam juice
Fish sauce
Salt
Sugar
 
Directions:-
1. Mixed curry powder with water and set aside.
2. Extracted the juice from the assam fruit and set aside
3. Heat a few tablespoon of oil and saute small onion and garlic till fragrant.
4. Add in curry mixture and continue saute for 4 - 5 min over medium low heat.
5. Add the assam juice and water gradually, not to get the bottom burnt. Let it boil for 2 - 3 min over low heat. (if you like it to be more sour, you can add more assam juice)
6. Lastly add coconut milk to boil over low heat for 1 min.
7. Add fish sauce, salt and sugar to taste.
 
Preparation of fish head and vegetables:-
Fish head
Eggplant
Lady finger
Fresh chilli
Potato
Tomato
Bean curd
 
Marinating:-
Salt
Pepper
 
Seasoning:-
Fish sauce
Salt
Sugar
 
Directions:-
1. Marinated the fish head for 10 - 20 min.
2. Oil fried the eggplant, lady finger and fresh chilli for awhile and drained oil and set aside.
3. Oil fried the fish head till cooked. 
4. Blanched potato till cooked and soften.
5. Add fish head to assam curry sauce and bring to boil for 1 min. Drained and put into serving deep plate.
6. Add eggplant, lady finger, fresh chilli, potato, tomato and bean curb to assam curry sauce and bring to boil for about 2 min.
7. Add more seasoning, if necessary.
8. Dish up and serve hot with plain white rice.