Fried Fish with Tamarind Sauce

Bonsoir,

Whenever I think about sour foods, lemon or tamarind is my choice. Most of Asian people liked spicy and sour tasted in their food. Fried fish with tamarind sauce is a combination of spicy and sour tamarind flavoured. This is an easy dish to prepare as long as you have tamarind pulp because this is a main ingredients.

Now, here's the simple recipe for fried fish with tamarind sauce.

FRIED FISH WITH TAMARIND SAUCE

Ingredients:

3 mackerels
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, sliced
2cm ginger, sliced
1-2 small chilli
1 cup tamarind juice (from 1 tablespoon tamarind pulp)
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

METHOD:

- Marinate mackerel with turmeric powder for 10 minutes.
- Fry fish until cooked or golden brown. Set aside.
- Heat little oil and saute garlic, ginger and chilli until fragrant.
- Add onion and tamarind juice and allow to boil and taste with salt and little sugar if needed.
- When the sauce is boiled, add fried fish and simmer for another minute.
- Remove from heat. This fish goes well with steamed rice.

Enjoy!