Ingredients
2 cloves of garlic
3 shallots
2 tbsp fish paste
1 tbsp Mai Siam fish sauce
2 red chilli
2 green chilli
Large stump of galangal (approx. 4cm)
12 curry leaves
1 tsp paprika
1 tspz turmeric
1 tsp ginger powder
1 tsp chilli powder
300ml Mai Siam coconut milk
2 tbsp tamarind paste
130ml fish stock
2 lemon grass
1 tbsp caster sugar
1 kg diced cod
Cooking Method
Step 1
1. In a blender, blitz the garlic, shallots and galangal. Add the fish paste and a splash of fish sauce and water to make a paste
Step 2
2. Heat a little oil in a pan, add the red and green chilli, curry leaves, paprika, turmeric, ginger powder and chilli powder. Now add the garlic paste and cook for 3 minutes until dry.
Step 3
3. Add the coconut milk, tamarind and fish stock and drop in the lemon grass. Simmer for 8-10 minutes.
Step 4
4. Add the sugar and the diced cod, cook for 5 minutes and then serve with bread, naan or roti canai.
