This old-fashioned Thai coconut curry dish is a simple expression made with ingredients commonly available to Thais, it features steamed mackerels – the fish that Thai people probably love the best and the stems of the lotus flowers – one of Buddhism’s most recognized motifs.
The fish together with peeled lotus stems are boiled in coconut milk, to which a simple yet very aromatic curry paste, made only of white pepper corns, shallots and fermented shrimp paste is added.
The curry is seasoned to incorporate three flavors – sourness as the leading flavor and saltiness with sweetness to follow.
Only after seasoning the coconut broth to satisfaction, the fish and lotus stems are added, since both require only a very short cooking – the fish is already steamed and the lotus stems takes almost no time to cook.
The dish is then finished with coconut cream which gives it a silky texture and pleasant color
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