Malaysian Food – Cook Malaysian Dishes now!|Food from Malaysia

Ingredients :

4 catfish (rub with lime juice & stand for 20 minutes)
2 stalks lemon grass (bruised)
15g polygonum leaves
3 dried assam slices
600ml oil for deep-frying
2 tablespoons oil (for sauteing)
600ml water
sugar, salt to taste

Ground ingredients :

3 cloves garlic
3 shallots
2cm piece dried shrimp paste
2cm piece ginger
8 dried chillies

Method :

1. Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the catfish till three-quarter-cooked. Set aside.
2. Remove all but about 2 tablespoons of oil. Then saute the ground ingredients, lemon grass, polygonum leaves and assam slices till fragrant.
3. Add the catfish and water, stir well and cook for 2-3 minutes.
4. Season to taste. Dish up and serve.