tamarind paste (asam) • warm water • cooking oil • medium eggplants (cut to bite-size chunks) • okra (lady finger) (top trimmed) • tomato (cut to wedges) • pineapple (cut to bite-size chunks) • bulb of a torch ginger flower (sliced) • large whole fish head (preferably grouper, threadfin, or snapper) (cleaned) • salt, or to taste • pepper • dried chilli (soaked 30 minutes in warm water) •
brown onion - roughly chopped • lemongrass (white part - thinly sliced) • garlic • big red chillies - roughly chopped • (or less) cut dried chillies (soak in hot water for 5 minutes to soften before using) • turmeric powder. You can also use fresh turmeric • small cube, about an inch or a small thumb size, shrimp paste/terasi/belacan (OPTIONAL) • red onion - thinly sliced • tamarind puree • -1 kg squids - washed & cleaned • chicken bouillon • sugar to taste (See Notes #4) •
dried chilies • medium size brown onion • garlic • candlenuts • thumb size Belacan / shrimp paste / terasi • thumb size Tamarind paste • water • coconut sugar or palm sugar - grated, crushed or shaved • sugar • (or to taste) chicken seasoning powder • ~ Asian groceries sell variety of Dried Chilies that are packed in different sizes. It ranges from mildest to hottest. We usually get two big bags, the mildest and the hottest • ~ In most of my Asian recipes, i combine these two types, 1/3 of the hottest ones and the rest is the mild type. Adjust your preferred heat accordingly. Experiment and know your chillies •
Tofu (cut into square) • Eggplant 🍆 (cut Square) • Oil for cooking • Chicken Powder (optional) • Salt and Sugar (depend on your taste) • Big Chili 🌶 • Chili Padi (can add more if you like spicy) • tomatoes 🍅 • red onions • Garlic • Belacan
Raw tomato - medium size - Julian cut / sliced • Belacan - Dried salted shrimp powder • Blended small chilli • Lime juice • Few drops of cooking oil • Some sugar, salt and seasoning • Some sliced lime rind
Big chilli 12 nos • Red chilli • Other chilli 50++ nos • Vinegar half cup x2 • Big onion 1 nos • Salt 1 small spoon each time • Sugar • Calamansi 5 nos
eggs (10-12) • brown onion-minced- optional • big piece dried tamarind peel • red onion • brown onion • chopped dried chillies, deseeded, soaked in hot water to soften, drain & discard the water (pic, see instructions in the recipe) • Thumb size of shrimp paste/belacan/terasi (OPTIONAL) • granulated sugar/ TO TASTE • chicken seasoning powder or chicken bouillon/ TO TASTE