Ingredients

• Fish slices - 1/2 kg
• Minced spring onion - 1/2 cup
• Lime leaves - 4
• Coriander seeds - 2 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Fennel - 1/2 tsp
• Water - 2 cups
• Oil to fry
• Lime juice to taste
• Chilli powder - to taste
• Salt to taste
• For Rempha Sauce:
• Lemon grass - 1 piece
• Galangal - 1 cm
• Peanuts - 2 tsp
• Shallots - 10
• Garlic - 1 flake
• Chillies - 3
• Pepper corns - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

How to Make Fish Rempah

• Grind all the ingredients for rempha sauce to a paste.
• Crisp fry minced garlic and spring onions to garnish.
• Coarsely powder coriander, cumin and fennel together coarsely.
• Apply salt and chilli powder to fish and deep fry till the fish just browns on surface.
• Pour out excess oil, retaining 3-4 tbsp.
• Fry onion in it till brown.
• Add lime leaves, rempha sauce and powdered spices.
• Fry for a minute, add water and salt. Bring to a boil.
• Add fish slices and simmer till tender.
• Add lime juice to taste. Serve.