Original/Traditional Cooking of Betawi, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
A typical dish from Jakarta’s coastal area
INGREDIENTS :
2 fresh milk fish, 800 gr
1 Tbs lime juice, 10 ml
1 tsp salt, 4 g (or to taste)
300 ml cooking oil, for frying
4 shallots, 40 g
3 cloves garlic, 15 g
3 candlenuts, 15 g
5 gr turmeric
10 g ginger
10 g galangal
1 stalk lemon grass, 15 cm, cut finely
300 ml thick coconut milk
1 tsp salt, 4 g (or to taste)
3 purut lime leaves
2 salam leaves
METHOD :
- Clean and scale fish, discard gills and intestines. Cut into serving pieces. coat with lime juice and salt. Let Stand for 15 minutes to marinate. Fry until done and brownish. Take from flame and drain.
- Make shallots, garlic, candlenuts, turmeric, ginger, galangal, and lemon grass into a paste. Stir fry with 2 Tbs res of oil until aromatic.
- Pour in coconut milk, season with salt. Add purut lime leaves and salam leaves. Let come to a boil, add fried milk fish. Continue cooking for some more minutes.
Note : 4 servings
Source and Photo : Magazine Selera, June 1994
