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SOUR FISH CURRY

SOUR FISH CURRY

4 tablespoons oil 2 medium-sized onions, cut in two across and finely sliced lengthwise 1 teaspoon brown mustard seed 1 stalk fresh curry leaves or 6 dried curry leaves Salt to taste ½ cup (125 ml) tamarind water 1 lb (500 g) fish fillets (ling, Spanish mackerel, snapper or salmon), cut into chunks Spice Paste [...]

FISH HEAD CURRY

FISH HEAD CURRY

Curry made from giant fish heads alone is very popular version of fish curry offered in curry shops and food stalls in Singapore today, although it is not a dish you would find in India itself. According to Margaret Chan’s Foodstops, it was first created by two Indian cooks in Singapore in 1964, though I [...]

Crabmeat otah

Crabmeat otah

Widely available everywhere now, no one seems to make otah at home these days. The fun in this is that you can create your own recipes and fill it in with things that you seldom get elsewhere, like crabmeat in this case. You can use additional chili padi if you wish for it to be [...]

Special steamed beancurd and mincemeat

Special steamed beancurd and mincemeat

A very healthy dish, this is a good way to pack in loads of nutrition for the whole family. Carrots are added to this dish but feel free to add any other ingredients like broccoli, turnip or even fish meat. The egg white and mincemeat act as binding agents to help keep everything together. Serves [...]

Sweet potato dumplings in ginger soup

Sweet potato dumplings in ginger soup

Serve 4 Ingredients: 300g Japanese sweet potato, peeled and cut into large cubes 1 egg yolk ½ teaspoon salt 3 heaped tablespoons flour 2 tablespoons gula melaka, chopped Ginger soup: 50-80g knob of ginger, crushed with the palm of your hands 50g brown sugar (or gula melaka) 50g rock sugar 2 pandan leaves, knotted 1 [...]

Pan-fried stingray with tomato & chili salsa

Pan-fried stingray with tomato & chili salsa

Serves 4 Ingredients: 4 stingray wings, 200g each 8 pieces banana leaf (trimmed enough for each piece of stingray to sit on) Olive oil, to brush Salt and pepper Salsa: 2 tomatoes, diced finely 2 chilies, roughly chopped Juice of 2 large limes 4 garlic cloves 1 tablespoon fish sauce 2 tablespoon olive oil 1 [...]

Special steamed beancurd and mincemeat

Special steamed beancurd and mincemeat

A very healthy dish, this is a good way to pack in loads of nutrition for the whole family. Carrots are added to this dish but feel free to add any other ingredients like broccoli, turnip or even fish meat. The egg white and mincemeat act as binding agents to help keep everything together. Serves [...]