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Gaeng Tai Pla
Ingredients:
For 2 servings
For Tai Pla Paste:
10 dried chillies
1 1/2 tbs. fresh chillies
1 tsp. galangal, finely chopped
1 stalk lemongrass, finely chopped
1 tbs. kaffir lime skin, finely chopped
1 tbs. shallot, finely chopped
2 tbs. garlic, finely chopped
1 tsp. turmeric, finely chopped
2 tsp. shrimp paste
1 tsp. salt
For Vegetables:
1/4 cup long beans, cut into 1 cm. (1/2 inch) pieces
1/4 cup pumpkin, cut into bite size pieces
4 crisp eggplants
4 kaffir lime leaves
For the soup :
3 tbs. fish maw
1 1/2 cup water
100 g. (3 1/2 oz.) mackerel, grilled with head and bones removed
1 tbs. tamarind juice
1 tsp. palm sugar
 

Preparation:

1. In a mortar, pound together all the Tai Pla paste ingredients.
2. Using a pot, boil water with fish maw. Then, strain. Add the paste mixture (from step 1) into the soup. Cover and bring to a boil.
3. Add the grilled mackerel, tamarind juice and sugar. Adjust the taste if desired. Then put all the vegetables into the soup. Simmer until cooked.

Note : This is a typical Southern dish which contains approximately 350 calories.






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