600 g white fish/tongkol/tenggiri/kurau/senangin
40 g (5 pips) shallots
10 g (2 pips) garlic
10 g (2 cm) fresh turmeric pounded coarsely
10 g (2 cm) ginger
3 g (5) bird�s eye chillies
30 g (2 sticks) lemon grass, crushed
5 g (5 pcs) dried tamarind
9 g (1� tsps) salt
625 ml (2� cups) water