Fish Moolee Recipe

Ingredients :

750g (1.5 lb) cod, haddock or snapper

1 tbsp tamarind

1.25 cups boiling water

2 cloves garlic

5 shallots

2 tbsp oil

2.5cm (1 inch) piece fresh ginger

1 stalk lemon grass

1 fresh red chili, thinly sliced

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp salt

3/4 cup thin coconut milk

3/4 cup thin coconut milk

fresh coriander leaves, chopped

Method :

Cut fish into fillets and remove skin. Cut fillets into pieces about 5cm (2 inches) square. Soak tamarind in boiling water. Chop garlic and shallots finely. Shred ginger.

Heat oil in a pan and fry garlic and shallots for 2 minutes. Add ginger and cook for another minute.

Heat oil and fry pounded mixture for 4 minutes. Pour in strained tamarind water and bring to the boil. Turn heat down and simmer for 8 minutes. Add fish slices and cook on low heat for about 3 minutes until tender.

Transfer fish to a serving plate. Season sauce with salt and strain through a fine sieve over the fish.

Large unpeeled prawns may also be cooked in this way. Serve the fish without the sauce if it is to accompany other dishes with sauce.

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