Sea Cat Fish Curry in Laksa Leaves with Roe

.. was browsing for fish in the market this morning when i came across a plate of fish roe and sea cat fish or ikan sembilang as the Malays refer to. My mouth watered and immediately i remembered my mom's curry. This version of curry is a bit different as it includes laksa leaves.. hmm.. a curry between normal fish curry and nyonya assam curry.
For this curry.. you'll need:

Part 1:
1 packet of Baba's Fish Curry Powder
2 tbsp dried chilli paste
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp black pepper
1/2 big onion
3 shallots
2 garlic

Part 2:
1 sea cat fish
1/2 fish roe (telur ikan duri)

Part 3:
tamarind juice from 1tbsp of tamarind paste
100gm coconut cream

Part 4:
1 large tomato
a handful of laksa leaves
1/2 big onion

Method:

1. In boiling hot water, boil fish roe till it cooks.

(Note: cut the roe sacks open before boiling it)

2. Once cooked set aside.

3. In a curry pot, heat oil and stir fry the onions and garlic.

4. Once done, pour in tamarind juice.

5. Combine curry powder, chilli paste, grinded coriander seeds, cumin and black pepper into a paste.

6. Pour in the paste into the pot and let it simmer.

 7. Simmer the paste till the oil appear on the top of the paste- d sign that the paste is done.

8. Pour in coconut cream and water. Once it started boiling, put in fish roe and the cat fish.

9. When the fish is about 3/4 cooked, put in sliced big onion, tomato, salt and laksa leaves.

10. Simmer for about 10 minutes. 

Serve hot.

Goes well with sambal belacan, ulam and fried salted fish.

~ Bon Appetite ~