VEGETARIAN FISH ASAM PEDAS

VEGETARIAN FISH ASAM PEDAS

 

500gm vegetarian fish,sliced and fried
 

1 tomato,cut into wedges,optional
 

1 stalk bunga kantan,shredded
 

10 stalk vietnamese mints(daun kesum),shredded.
 

60gm tamarind,squeezed with 31/2 cup water and drain.
(add tamarind to your taste)
 

3 tbsp vegetarian oysters sauce,optional
 

Salt and sugar to taste

1/2 cup oil
 

Grind into a paste
 

20 dried chilli,remove the seeds and soaked
( I use the big kind of a dry chili which is not hot,and
I only use 10 chillis)
 

20 shallots,chopped
 

7 stalk serai
 

30gm fresh turmeric
 

2 garlic,chopped
 

1. Heat the oil and fry the grind ingredients till fragrant and when the oil rise. Add the tamarind juice,salt,vegetarian sauce and sugar ( if you like your gravy watery please add more water)
 

2. Let it boil and simmer over a low heat until the oil rise add in the tomatoes. It is always better if you add the fried vegetarian fish just before you serve. Pour the gravy over the fish and sprinkle with the bunga kantan and v mints.