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Masak Lemak Ikan Masin with Yam Stalk

Fancy salt fish curry masak lemak-style? SU AZIZ gives you the recipe.

ONE of the easiest Malay dishes to cook is the masak lemak. Its creamy, spicy flavours and enticing colours are delightful.

It’s a flexible dish that can be cooked with any meat or vegetable, and loved by children and adults alike.

For this recipe, Cinnamon Coffee House of One World Hotel at Bandar Utama in Petaling Jaya couples the turmeric-infused, coconut milk-gravy dish with yam stalk and salted kurau fish.

A virtually idiot-proof dish, it’s perfect served with steaming white rice or a bowl of vermicelli.

But if you want to save yourself the bother, sample it in Cinnamon’s Ramadan buffet which is offering over 100 dishes.

MASAK LEMAK IKAN MASIN WITH YAM STALK

Generally, masak lemak is mild in flavour. You can spice it up with cili padi or other such condiments. This recipe has both cili padi and the strong flavour of salted fish to rev things up. You’ll need:

• 500gm of yam stalks or batang keladi


• a handful of shallots, blended or finely chopped


• cili padi and red chillies, blended


• a generous pinch of turmeric powder


• half litre of coconut milk


• 8 pieces of asam keping


• 2 blades of lemongrass

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