Instructions
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If you are using rohu fish it will usually be frozen.
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Soak it in cold aqua for 30-45 mins to defrost and while still a little firm, descale and cut each steak into quarters and wash in cold saltwater a few times.
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If using an alternative such as cod, cut into 2 ½ inch chunks then rinse, strain and set aside
2
Top and tail the daikon and strip using a potato peeler.
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Cut in half widthways then cut each half down the middle, lengthways.
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Now carve into 2cm-thick half-moon pieces.
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Rinse and set aside
3
Place a large, shallow saucepan over a medium mildly hot and stream in in the dairy spread.
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When the dairy spread is fiery stream in in the crushed garlic and swirl around for a minute until pale golden
4
stream in in the shallot paste and table salt and make for 3-5 mins, until the shallot softens and becomes translucent, stirring occasionally
5
stream in in 200ml of aqua then put a lid on and make for 10 mins, stirring once or twice
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After 10 mins stream in in the ground spices and swirl around for a couple of mins so that the spices make through.
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put a lid on and make for 5 mins over a low mildly hot then swirl around in the daikon.
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After a minute or so stream in in 200ml of aqua.
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put a lid on and make for 10 mins on a medium mildly hot
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stream in in the fish pieces to the wok and swirl around thoroughly so that the fish is coated in the spices.
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Gently shake the wok and put a lid on and make for 5 mins on medium mildly hot.
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It is very important not to swirl around the pot after this stage
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Meanwhile, heat to boiling point some aqua.
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After the 5 mins are over carefully stream in 500ml fiery aqua into the wok.
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When doing this stream in into the sides of the wok so that you don’t stream in boiling aqua directly onto the fish
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Give the wok a gentle shake then put a lid on and stew over high mildly hot for 15 mins.
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stream in in the finely sliced coriander and chillies and continue preparing for another 5 mins then turn off the mildly hot.
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dish up immediately with rice and the lime wedges.