Recipe for Penang Mamak Fish Head Curry 
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Yield:
1
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
1 x big fish head (preferably ikan kurau or threadfin), approximately 1-1.5kg
2 tsp salt
Spices (A)
3/4 tsp mustard seeds (biji sawi)
3 x cm cinnamon stick
1/4 tsp halba campur
4 x cardamoms (split and use the seeds only)
2 stalk curry leaves
Ground ingredients (B)
15 x shallots
4 clv garlic
2 stalk lemon grass
1 tsp belacan stock granules
1/2 tbl chilli paste
3 tbl fish curry powder
2 x cm ginger
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 tsp ground white pepper
1/2 tbl tamarind (asam jawa), mixed with 1/2 cup water and squeezed for juice
5 tbl oil
1 cup thick coconut milk
2 cup thin coconut milk
2 x onions, quartered
2 x tomatoes, quartered
2 x eggplants, quartered
7 x ladys fingers
Seasoning
1/2 tsp salt or to taste
Instructions:
Instructions: Method
Season fish head with salt and set aside; just before cooking rinse off the salt.

Heat oil in an earthen pot and fry mustard seeds until they start to pop. Add the rest of ingredients (A) and fry until fragrant.

Add ground ingredients (B) and stir-fry well until aromatic; add a little tamarind juice to prevent the ingredients from sticking to the pot.

Stir in the rest of the tamarind juice followed by thin coconut milk. When it begins to boil, add the eggplants and bring to a simmer for 4-5 minutes.

Put in the fish head, onions, tomatoes and ladys fingers.

When the fish head is almost cooked, pour in the thick coconut milk and add seasoning to taste.

Bring to a boil and immediately turn off heat.

Dish out and serve with hot rice.

All ingredients for the recipes are courtesy of TOPS supermarket

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