Malaysian Ikan Bakar: What goes well with it!!!

There's all sorts of cooking the we can cook with Fish and among them is Smoked/ Grilled fish!!

One of the Malaysian favorite dish is 'Ikan Bakar' and today I will share with you among the few recipes that we can do if we smoke/grill the fish.

We grilled the fishes with just turmeric powder and salt as seasoning, but what makes the grilled fishes more appetizing is the Malaysian style salsa aka 'kuah cecah'

1. Asam bawang

Ingredients for Asam

Slices red onion

Cili Api

Asam jawa (Tamarind)

Salt and sugar

How to make: Just mix all of the ingredient.

2. Kuah Percik - Famoush Kelantan Dish

Ingredients for Kuah Percik

Blend:

Red onion

Garlic

Red Chili (if you want spicy, add more)

Asam keping

Salt and sugar

Santan (Coconut Milk)

Kunyit hidup (Turmeric)

How to make: Cook all the ingredients above in cooking pan till it become thick and cooked. Dip the raw fish in the gravy and grill the fish. Do few rounds of coating with the gravy until the fish is cooked.

*sambal kicap dip with Tahu Goreng (Fried Tofu)

3. Sambal Kicap- infamous Johorean Dip

As a Johorean, our meal will not be complete without "Sambal Kicap". We just dip every food with sambal kicap!!!

Ingredients for Sambil Kicap

Ketuk-ketuk..

Garlic

Cili Api (if you want spicy, add more)

Sweet Soy Sauce

Salt and sugar

Limau Kasturi (lime)

There you go. 3 styles of gravy for your grilled/ smoked fish. Enjoy..!!