Carp in Herbal Curry Recipe

Ingredients :

850 g carp

1 lime juice extract

5 tablespoons cooking oil

5 kaffir lime leaves, sliced thinly

1 turmeric leaf, sliced thinly

1/2 pandanus leaf, sliced thinly

250 cc water

3 cumin leaves, sliced thinly

2 scallions, chopped coarsely

25 g basil leaves

Spices (ground)

5 red chilies

50 g bird's eye chilies

2 teaspoons turmeric, chopped

2 teaspoons ginger, chopped

4 tomatoes

10 candlenuts, roasted

1 tablespoon lemon grass, sliced thinly (white part only)

Salt to taste

Method :

Clean and wash the fish thoroughly. Pat dry with paper towels. Rub the fish with lime juice and let it stand for 10 minutes. Heat a wok with oil and saute the ground spices and kaffir lime, pandanus leaves and turmeric until fragrant. Add water and bring to the boil. Toss in the fish and coninute to cook over low heat. Add scallions and cumin leaves and simmer until cooked. When the sauce is completed absorbed, add the basil leaves. Remove from the heat and serve immediately.