Gulai Ikan Pedas

Ingredients

600 g (1 1/3 lb) wolf herring, cut into 7 1/2 cm (3 in) slices

1 teaspoon salt

5 tablespoons oil

• 5 shallots
• 3 cloves garlic
• Sliced

Ground Ingredients 

30 dried chillies, soaked

5 shallots

3 cloves garlic

2 1/2cm (1 in) ginger

1 1/4cm (1/2 in) square dried shrimp paste

1 teaspoon turmeric powder

• 2 tablespoons tamarind paste
• 3 cups water
• Mixed and strained

180 g (6oz) salted Tientsin cabbage, sliced and soaked

1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste

1 teaspoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon monosodium glutamate

How To Prepare It 

Clean fish, rub with salt and leave aside.

Heat oil in kuali and lightly brown shallots and garlic. Add ground ingredients and fry till fragrant. Add strained tamarind juice and bring to a boil.

Put in salted Tientsin cabbage and simmer for 2 minutes. Add salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate and fish and cook till fish is done.