Assam Pedas, or literally “sour spicy,” is a classic Malaysian dish. Everyone has their own interpretation for this favorite dish and there are endless adaptations; suffice it to say, it’s sour, fiery hot, and tastes extraordinarily satisfying.
Assam Pedas, or literally “sour spicy,” is a classic Malaysian dish. Ask any home cooks in Malaysia–Malay, Chinese, or Indian–and you are bound to get various recipes for Assam Pedas. Everyone has their own interpretation for this favorite dish and there are endless adaptations; suffice it to say, it’s sour, fiery hot, and tastes extraordinarily satisfying…
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When I made my sambal for nasi lemak last weekend, I made a point to prepare some extra spice paste for this Assam Pedas dish. While traditional Assam Pedas calls for ikan tenggiri (Spanish mackerel) or ikan pari (stingray), I used pomfret instead. (In the United States, even in California, it’s almost impossible to find fish commonly found in Malaysia.) I love pomfret and it’s a good substitute for Assam Pedas.
Much like nasi lemak, if you haven’t tried Assam Pedas, it’s very hard to describe just how wonderful this is. I hope my pictures and recipe do it justice.
How Many Calories Per Serving?
This recipe is only 213 calories per serving.
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Assam Pedas, or literally “sour spicy,” is a classic Malaysian dish. Everyone has their own interpretation for this favorite dish and there are endless adaptations; suffice it to say, it’s sour, fiery hot, and tastes extraordinarily satisfying.Asam Pedas Fish
Ingredients
Spice Paste:
Tamarind Juice:
Instructions
Nutrition Information
Yield
4
Serving Size
4 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 213Total Fat 17gSaturated Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 21mgSodium 84mgCarbohydrates 12gFiber 2gSugar 5gProtein 3g
Siew Wei Cher
What can I use as substitute to tamarind? I can’t get tamarind from where I am.
Rasa Malaysia
Lemon juice.
Scintilla
Hai may I ask. Beside then the pomfret fish and sting Ray or ikan pari. What other fish that I put in to taste good in the assam pedas
Rasa Malaysia
I only like those two. Other fish are hardly used for Assam Pedas.
Jo
I would use ikan patin aka basa fish
BC lee
Could I use Tamarind paste instead of meaning the water? If so, to approximately what ratio?
Thanks!
Rasa Malaysia
Yes you can. I don’t know as I didn’t use the paste.