Otak Otak

285 ml of coconut milk
1.2 kg Spanish Mackerel - scrape the flesh and mince, discard the head and bones. ( you can mince 60 % of the fish and sliced the rest finely, if you like)
1/2 teaspoon of salt
2 tablespoons of coriander powder
1 tablespoon of sugar
2 eggs - lightly beaten
2 leaves of kaffir lime leaves- slice thinly
1 tumeric leaf- slice thinly
banana leaf for wrapping

To be grinded to a fine paste: 
7 shallots
4-5 pieces of sliced galangal
5 candlenuts
25 dried chillies - soak in hot water first, use less if you want it less hot.
1 tablespoon of belacan - (about 1 inches square)
1 small slice of fresh tumeric

Grind the above with about 3/4 cup of water.

1) Clean the banana leaf and cut into appropriate size. Soften them by dipping them in hot water or microwave them for 1 minute . The leaf need to be soften so that it won't crack and tear when folding.
2) Mix everything together in a bowl, evenly. Wrap in banana leaf and bake in the oven for about 10 minutes , at 200 degrees C.


By Jam