Curry fish head is one of the Malaysian delicacies that is pretty tough to find anywhere. While most of us consume this at restaurants, it is actually pretty simple to prepare them yourself, and here’s the recipe that I hope you find useful, especially for those who are reading this outside our beloved country.

I like my curry fish head with plenty of vegetables – and here I put tomato, bell pepper, okra, long bean, and brinjal, but if you can generally substitute them as per your liking.

I also use a pre-packaged curry fish paste to keep it simple, but for those who wants it more “authentic”, you can prepare the curry paste yourself by blending curry powder with shallots & garlic, for example.

Anyway, here goes!

plenty of vegetable makes this a complete meal
plenty of vegetable makes this a complete meal

Ingredients:

  • 1 packet of fish curry paste
  • 1 brinjal – chopped into chunks
  • a bunch of long beans – chopped to 3 inches in length
  • 10-15 shallots – whole
  • 2 tomatoes – cut into 6 pieces each
  • 1 bell pepper – slices
  • 6 okras – halves
  • 1 fish head (grouper or red snapper preferred) – cut into chunks
  • 1 lemongrass – whole, flattened
  • 1 packet of santan (coconut milk, even better if you have fresh ones)
  • salt to taste

fry the chili paste and vegetable first before adding fish
fry the chili paste and vegetable first before adding fish

Instructions:

  • heat up the wok and fry the sambal paste till fragrant (1-2 mins)
  • add brinjal, okra, eggplant, and bell peppers, continue frying for another 2-3 minutes
  • add fish head and enough water to almost cover everything
  • bring to boil and then add tomato and lemongrass
  • add the santan
  • simmer the whole thing until everything is cooked (around 10 mins)
  • add salt to taste, and serve while hot!

add tomato, then coconut milk
add tomato, then coconut milk

The result is a huge portion of curry fish head that can feed a small family. Just add rice and it’s a complete meal by itself already. Total cooking time should not be more than half an hour too so there’s plenty of time for you to play with your kittens.

Haze and Vinn liking the curry :D
Haze and Vinn liking the curry 😀

Cheers and happy cooking!

KY cooks – Really Easy Curry Fish Head recipe
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18 thoughts on “KY cooks – Really Easy Curry Fish Head recipe

  • August 10, 2011 at 12:07 pm
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    Bro,

    master chef malaysia version? lols..

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    • August 10, 2011 at 2:41 pm
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      clement: hahah far from that level la.

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      • August 11, 2011 at 8:01 am
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        you can substitute the coconut with plain yogurt. Much healthier and the taste more “assam” a bit. lagi siok!

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        • August 11, 2011 at 12:37 pm
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          clement: yogurt? never tried that before, but did use milk tho. 😀

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  • August 10, 2011 at 12:37 pm
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    I think i can cook this!

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    • August 10, 2011 at 2:45 pm
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      Michelle: do it! 😀

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  • August 10, 2011 at 12:49 pm
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    Wow, nice. I used the same brand of paste like you, but is for nyonya laksa. Hehe…

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    • August 10, 2011 at 2:47 pm
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      cocoeriley: hahah awesome choice!

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  • August 10, 2011 at 1:23 pm
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    i bet the kittens would enjoy the curry too! am a fan of any fish head recipe, since i love scraping the gooey eyes out of their sockets and chewing on them! 😀

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    • August 10, 2011 at 2:47 pm
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      Sean: haha I’m not a huge fan of eyes, but the fish lips.. yums!

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    • August 10, 2011 at 5:53 pm
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      kimberlycun: nom nom nomsssq

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  • August 10, 2011 at 6:00 pm
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    i use this brand too… i cook pork dry curry with it…

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    • August 11, 2011 at 7:55 am
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      connie: pork curry, hmmmm, sounds like a good plan. 😀

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    • August 12, 2011 at 12:02 am
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      ShaolinTiger: true that 😀

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  • August 12, 2011 at 9:50 am
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    wah fish head curry… don’t play play. KY can cook!

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    • August 12, 2011 at 10:21 am
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      eiling: haha simple stuff only la.

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