My Fav Dish No 3

This is no: 3 because my first and foremost favorite is tempoyak goreng udang cili padi and yang ke 2 is gulai jering cili padi.

Ramai tak makan ikan ni - but I suka :). Ikan sembilang a.k.a. ikan keli. (this ikan and ikan haruan are my fav - I could not differentiate the taste - dulu lagi teruk I thought they are all the same - ikan haruan is ikan keli until my hubby points out cuba tgk rupa ikan tu betul2. Sama tak? heheheh tak sama- one of them  ada janggut eh ke  misai hehehh)

The truth is I tak reti basuh ikan ni - I am scared bila dia hidup letak dalam baldi bertutup pun boleh melompat lagi. Then bila da mati kita pegang eee punyala berlendir. But whatever gross thing I feel- dissappear bila ia telah di  goreng dengan garingnya - sedap di buat goreng cili padi  or cili merah besar - cili should be tumbuk dengan batu lesung  and not blender for the maximum kelazatan.

Goreng ikan ni pulak very la tricky- minyak memercik2  silap2 haribulan kena muka wooo - nanti tak cantik hehehe. Kalu tutup tak garing - tak sedap la pulak. My mum was brutal, goreng cam tu ja and ada gak la yang kena muka. If I were the one who does the frying, I will use tudung periuk as my armour  :).

Until recently, we were having dinner at my auntie's house and she cooked this in. She said after gaul with kunyit and garam- balik balikkan atas tepung (skit ja tepung- just  for thin lapisan)- balikkan depan balikkan belakang then goreng. TADA - da tak mercik walaupun api besar.

This is also my girls fav- they can just eat it like that. hmm yummy :)

PS: tumis bawang -  i suka byk bawang- goreng cili sampai garing - tuang air skit - goreng rata then tuang atas ikan or masukkan ikan dalam kuali and gaul rata. Yang I buat ni a bit dry (letak minyak sikit- sparingly but if nak berminyak letak minyak lebih sikit lagi sedap heheeh). If you mesin cili padi it will be moist la coz cili mesin byk air. Either way  is delicous if cili masak betul.