Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, nyonya fish head curry. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Nyonya Fish Head Curry is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Nyonya Fish Head Curry is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have nyonya fish head curry using 24 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Nyonya Fish Head Curry:

1. Prepare Snapper Fish Head (be sure to remove the gills)
2. Take Blended Paste (processed in a blender);
3. Take Shallots
4. Make ready Ginger
5. Get Garlic
6. Prepare Red Chillies
7. Make ready Dried Chillies
8. Get Turmeric Root
9. Get Spices (mix well in a bowl);
10. Take Coriander Powder
11. Get Cumin Powder
12. Prepare Shrimp Paste (Belacan)
13. Prepare Vegetables;
14. Make ready Okra (cut into pieces)
15. Prepare Eggplant (cut into pieces)
16. Get Other Ingredients;
17. Prepare Coconut Milk
18. Take Cooking Oil
19. Take Lemongrass (bruised)
20. Get Tamarind Slices
21. Make ready Curry Leaves
22. Make ready Ginger Flower (sliced middle)
23. Take Salt to taste
24. Make ready Palm Sugar

Steps to make Nyonya Fish Head Curry:

1. In a pot, heat the oil until hot on high heat and fry the spices until fragrant (10 seconds). Then add the blended paste and mix well. Fry until the oil separates.
2. Next add in 1 or 2 cups of coconut milk (depends on the size of the pot and fish), ginger flower, lemongrass, palm sugar, curry leaves, tamarind slices and mix well. Then add in the fish head and vegetables and cover with a lid.
3. Let it cook for 5 to 10 minutes until vegetables are tender. Turn the fish head on the other side if needed. If there is not enough liquid, an additional 1/2 cup of coconut milk or just water will do.
4. Cook until the sauce has thicken to a desired consistency. Season to taste.
5. NOTE; if you can't find Shrimp Paste, just use 1 Tbsp Dried Shrimp and pound it to a paste.Traditionally you want Red Snapper fish head, but that's too big for 1 person. Rather, Snapper or Sea Bass head fits better. If you are cooking Red Snapper, double the recipe.
6. Commentary - HOW TO EAT FISH HEAD CURRY; If you've had fish head, then you'll know that the head doesn't really have a lot of meat; poor man's food after all. The focus is not really on the meat though, what is great is the curry itself, as it contains all the flavors and nutrients from the fish head.

So that’s going to wrap it up for this special food nyonya fish head curry recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I’m sure that you can make this at home. There’s gonna be more interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don’t forget to bookmark this page on your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!