The Ugly Duckling

Ingredients:

To blend
3 tbsp chilli paste (depends on how hot you want it to be)
1 bowl of shallots
1 thumbsize shrimp paste (belacan) pre-roasted till crumbly
1 teaspoon turmeric powder or fresh turmeric
2 cloves garlic
7 pcs of daun limau perut slice finely
3 stalks of lemon grass
Salt to taste
2 eggs to beat together
1 cup of coconut milk
Salt to taste

700 grams of fish fillet - eg dory fish, de-bone, salmon, ikan ayam, tilapia.
Any type of meaty fish. Fish meat to slice in about 2inches long

Garnish with daun kaduk at the base. (Daun kaduk is a heart shape leaf, grows wild in the tropics in shady spots).

Mould - pour into little bowls or fold a pocket with banana leaves

Mix all ingredients. Then scoop about 1 to 2 pcs of fish fillet in a small bowl plus the mixture above.
Steam for about 10 minutes till cooked.