Curry Fish Head

Curry Fish Head

    Introduction =]

Curry Fish Head is a dish where the head of a fish, is semi-stewed in a thick curry with assorted vegetables such as okra and brinjals and usually served with either rice or bread. This dish can be found in coffee-shops and restaurants island-wide. 

Gomez, an Indian cook in Singapore, invented the dish in the 1950s when he decided to cook the fish heads which were usually thrown away. His version of the dish was then modified by another Indian cook. In this version of history, it is believed that Fish Head Curry is a uniquely Singaporean dish, as Indians traditionally do not eat fish heads as a meal in itself. 


Of course this is only one story. There are many other views to the invention of curry fish head.

       INGREDIENTS

• The fish head ( duh!! -_- ) 
• Chilli powder
• Lemon grass 
• Garlic
• Coconut Milk
• Curry Powder
• Curry Leaves
• Tomatoes
• Green And Red Chillies
• Tamarind Juice
• Brinjal
• Ladie's Fingers

And basically, these are the main ingredients to prepare the curry fish head. =D.

    Method Of Preparation

Alright firstly,

Ground onions, garlic and tumeric.  Crush lemon grass and gelangal.
     Prepare coconut milk and tamarind juice.
     Slice diagonally brinjal and ladies' fingers, quarter tomatoes. 

Then secondly,

Heat oil and fry grounded onions, galic and tumeric till fragrant. Add in lemon grass, gelangal, curry powder, curry leaves and chili powder, fry briefly. Take care not to burn the ingredients.

And lastly,

Add in tamarind juice, half of the coconut milk, ladies' fingers 
brinjal, some salt and let it cook, when half cooked, add in fishhead,
tomatoes and green and red chillies. When it's cooked, add in the 
rest of the coconut milk, remove from heat before it start to boil.

   In Conclusion

Now you know what is curry fish head.Its a fish head in curry! =P

If you wan to know where are some famous curry fish heads. Look below =]

•  Serangoon  Road ( Muthu Curry )

• Beach Road ( Coral Village Bistro )

• 15 Up East Coast Rd (Jln Tua Kong) ( Rajah's Curry )