Fried Fish Green Curry ( Masak Lemak Ikan Goreng )

Tonite I decided to cook "Masak Lemak Ikan Goreng" which is my family's favourite. My hubby does not like the conventional Masak Lemak with unfried fish but he loves this very much. The recipe is my mum's speciality and always impress guests from other state of Perak. The photo above does not reflect the true color, which is actually light bright green. See the recipe below.

The main dish is accompanied by Malay Style Kailan and Deep Fried Squid, which are all my family's favourite.

Here is the recipe for "Masak Lemak Ikan Goreng":

By: Roz@HomeKreation
INGREDIENTS:

3 big pieces of Fish slices (fish of your choice)

½ tbsp Turmeric powder (to fry fish)

2 tbsp Oil

1 Large Onion - sliced into thick rings

2 Red/Green Chilli*

3 Bird-eye Chilli*

4 cloves Garlic*

4 Shallots*

2 Inches Ginger* (*sliced)

1 Lemongrass - smashed

2 bowls Coconut Milk

1 tsp Turmeric powder

1 Turmeric leaf - tear into smaller pieces

2 pieces Dried Tamarind

Salt & MSG (optional) to taste

METHOD:

1. Coat fish with salt & turmeric powder. Deep fried with sufficient amount of oil until cooked. Put aside.

2. Heat 2 tbsp of oil & fry all the sliced ingredients and lemongrass until tender.

Pour in coconut milk, 1 tsp turmeric powder, turmeric leaf and tamarind.

Let it boil & add in fish, salt & msg.

Continue cooking for 5 more minutes to ensure the flavour is absorbed by the fish.

3. Dish out & serve with hot rice.