Masakan Kelantan - Fried Otak-Otak (Otak-otak Goreng)

Ingredients

- 250 g boneless white fish fillet skinned (or Mackerel)
- 100 g tapioca flour
- 100 ml thick coconut milk
- 1 stalk of spring onion, finely chopped

Spice Paste

- 3 shallots
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 cm ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cm galangal (laos)
- salt to taste

Peanut Sauce

- 50 g fried peanut
-  3 pan-broil candlenuts
- 2 red chilli, seeded
- 2 bird's eyes chillies
- Salt and sugar to taste
- 100 cc water


Directions

1. Grind or blend the spice paste ingredients.

2. Add the fish and spring onion, process until fine, then put into a large bowl and stir in all together with tapioca flour and coconut milk (pour it little by little).

3. Shape the mixture into long oval and deep fry in hot oil until cooked and golden brown.

4. To make peanut sauce: grind or blend all the ingredients (except water) until smooth, then add water and simmer over low heat for few minutes.

5. Serving suggestion: you can serve it with plain rice (nasi putih), urap-urap and cucumber or if you want to eat it as a snack, you can serve it with peanut sauce.