Comments on: Assam Pedas Fish Recipe

By: savvymummy

savvymummy — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:17:34 +0000

Hi, by any chance do you know if belacan is a healthy thing to eat? It surely makes dishes yummy but I am just wondering how healthy it is.

By: Tropical Bloom « Come On Closer

Tropical Bloom « Come On Closer — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:59:43 +0000

[...] to find this ingredient in the Asian grocery shops in Chinatown and as such have never tried making Asam Fish or Asam Laksa. These dishes somehow seem incomplete without the scent and fragrance imparted by [...]

By: Peter Kong

Peter Kong — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 08:47:47 +0000

I use curry powders in packets I buy from supermarkets.

Pour the amount you need in a bowl and add in some water to make a thick paste. If you are using chilli powder also, you can put the required amount with the curry powder then add water to mix. Leave and set aside for an hour or so for the spices to absorb the water.

Whatever curry you are cooking, after frying the ingredients with shallots combined until fragrant and slightly browning, add the curry/chilli paste into and fry until the oil separates. This give better flavor in your cooking. Then continue adding the other ingredients in your recipe.

Let us know how it turns out for you.

By: Peter Kong

Peter Kong — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 08:29:58 +0000

Curry assam pedas? :)

By: Peter Kong

Peter Kong — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 08:23:08 +0000

Some cooks fry the fish 1st for the simple reason that the flesh will not fall off easily when you reheat the curry or overcook.

By: Peter Kong

Peter Kong — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 08:19:30 +0000

Black pomfret has a distinctive aroma and the flesh is coarser compared to white pomfret. Love black pomfret for cooking curries with ladies fingers.

White pomfret is best served steamed to savor its fine texture but Bee has to make do with what she can get in the US.

By: Rasa Malaysia

Rasa Malaysia — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:42:12 +0000

Yes.

By: jasmine

jasmine — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:02:55 +0000

sorry, typo – i meant can i use the generic kind!

By: jasmine

jasmine — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:02:20 +0000

do i have to use fish curry powder? can the generic kind you get off the shelf at the supermarket?

By: Leah

Leah — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:48:48 +0000

I have bookmarked so many pages of yours now! Can’t get enough of all these tasty, easy Malaysian recipes! So:
okra = ladyfinger
tamarind = asam

I had NO IDEA. No wonder I couldn’t find the right products here LOL. You should do a post about all the Western names for Asian products.