the making of gulai ikan + vegetables...

one of my favorite dishes is the gulai lemak ... be it gulai lemak ikan, daging, ayam, sayur, telur.. i love them all... but am trying not to cook it too often now..  takut makan terlebih banyak kalau ada lauk gulai lemak.. huhu... but every so often, i give in to temptation....

kali ni nak letak the making of gulai lemak ikan tenggiri with some veges thrown in....

 gulai lemak ikan tenggiri in its full glory..

but i guess the kuah is not really that fantastic.  

ada pecah minyak sikit.. kena practice lagi ni...

 

 okay, now here are the ingredients (some of them actually)

-serai (lemon grass), bawang putih (garlic), bawang merah (onion),

halia (ginger) and some chillies (red ones and some hot ones)...

 the vegetables.. you can put in practically anything into the gulai...

terung (brinjals), cucumber (timun), semua boleh masuk ...for my dish, 

i add in some green beans (kacang pajang) and four-angled beans (kacang botol)..

i guess i miss a few steps... 

anyway, blend all the main ingredients (chillies, onions, garlic, etc)

and then tumis them with some oil..

some people do not tumis.. so it's a personal preference...

 then add in some santan (coconul milk) 
and a piece of tumeric leave (daun kunyit)

simmer for a while... jangan lupa to kacau all the time..

kalau tak, nanti pecah minyak...

masukkan the sayur2.. 

they take longer time to cook so they go in first...

 

then in go the fish...

 

this is the BEST part.. the head.... 

simmer till properly cooked... 

it only takes a while to cook fishes..

 

 

add in some tomatoes.. and if you wish, tamarind slices

or even belimbing buluh for that sourish taste...

begitulah cara orang malas masak gulai lemak ikan....  :)))