Bottle Gourd and Prawn Curry

1. Cut the bottle gourd halfway through the intersection and peel.

2. Chop up the gourd into cubes, sprinkle some tumeric over it, with a cup of water in the bottom of the saucepan heat for a few minutes, 

2. Chop up some onions and garlic.

3. Heat some oil in a deep frying pan.

4. Add the onions and garlic into the heated oil.

5. Add some hot water so the mixture doesn't dry up.

6. Add a spoonful of salt.

7. Add half a spoon of tumeric. 

8. Add half a spoonful of chilli.

9. Add half a spoonful of garlic.

10. Add half a spoonful of ginger.

11. Stir in the spices.

12. The sauce is created.

13. Add in the prawns.

14. Scope the pieces of bottle gourd free of the excessive water.  

15. Add it to the prawns and sauce. 

16. Stir it all together and after a few further minutes you have the tastiest of 'Mula and Chingri' curry.

The Rui Mach Curry / The Rohu Fish Curry

The Rui Mach Curry / The Rohu Fish Curry

1. Start with a heated frying pan and vegetable oil. 

2. Add in a tablespoon of blended onion and garlic.

3. Add in the following spices :- 1 teaspoon each of tumeric, chilli, coriander, garlic, ginger. Plus half a teaspoon of cumin. 

Add one teaspoon of salt and half a mug of water. 

4. Prepare the flat green beans by cutting of the ends and then chopping up the beans. 

(My mother taught me the trick that if the veggies are a bit old then soak them in a bowl of water and microwave for a minute under medium heat.)

5. In the mean time the sauce should be cooking along nicely. 

6. Now add in the Rui Mach. In this scenario we are using about eight medium-sized pieces.  

(You can buy Rui Mach from Asian grocery markets - try Green Street, Whitechapel, ....)

The shop will cut up the pieces for you. My mom brings the pieces home and rubs off the fish scales with her fingers.) 

7. Stir the sauce over the fish, ensure the pieces are covered in plentiful sauce.

8. After a five minutes of cooking scoop the fish pieces from the sauce and put aside.

9. Now add in a few pieces of chopped up potatoes. 

10. Add in a handful of the flat green beans.

11. Allow the veggies to cook for several minutes.

12. Now don't forget the put aside Rui Mach.

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 13. Make sure you are happy with the veggies being cooked. 

14. Add the Rui Mach back in. Cook for a further few minutes. 

15. And you have the perfect Rui Mach curry.