Mangut Lele ( Fried Catfish in Spicy Sauce)

Ingredients:

500 g Catfish (lele). Please don't get confused with Silver Catfish (Patin)

1/2 Lime juice

Salt to taste

1 Bay leaf

2 cm Galangal, crushed

1 stalk Lemongrass, crushed

1 Tomato, cut into slices

6 Bird's eye chili

Salt to taste

1 tbsp Sugar




Blended Ingedients:

300 ml Thick coconut milk

4 Shallots

3 cloves Garlic

1 tbsp Coriander

5 pieces Pecan

4 Red chilies




How To:

1. Soak catfish with lemon and salt, then fry until yellow-brown.

2. Stir fry blended ingredients, Add bay leaf, galangal, lemongrass and continue to stir fry until fragrant.

3. Add the tomatoes and bird's eye chillies and stir well.

4. Add thick coconut milk, salt and sugar while stirring. Cook to boil.

5. Add fried catfish and stir well. Cook to boil.

Buy One pound Whole Bay Leaves (Daun Salam)

Recipe & Image Source:
Kumpulan Resep Chef No: 02 (Sajian Spesial Ikan)