Asian Seafood Recipes - Indonesian Fish Curry (Pindang Kuning) Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 lb. (500 g.) fish

• 3 tablespoons cooking oil

• 1 cup water

• 1 1/2 dessertspoons tamarind paste and 1/2 cup water (mixed & strained to extract juice)

• salt to taste

Ground Ingredients:

• 1-inch (2.5-cm.) piece laos/galangal

• 1 stalk serai/lemon grass (sliced)

• a pinch of salt

• 4 buah keras/candlenuts

• 5 red chilies

• 2-inch (5-cm.) piece kunyit/turmeric root

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Clean and bone fish. Cut flesh into convenient pieces.

2. Heat oil and stir-fry ground ingredients till golden.

3. Add water and fish-meat. Bring to the boil.

4. Add tamarind juice and salt to taste. Simmer till oil separates. Remove from flame.

5. Serve hot with boiled white rice.