About this dish
Spiced fish paste mixed with coconut milk, wrapped in banana leaf and grilled.
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Ingredients
🐟400g fish, minced
🥥1/2 cup coconut milk
🌶️3 tbsp sambal chili paste
🍃Banana leaves, for wrapping
Method
Serves 21
Mix the minced fish with coconut milk and sambal paste until well combined.2
Spoon portions onto banana leaf squares and fold into flat parcels, securing with toothpicks.3
Grill over charcoal or in a hot pan until the leaves are charred and the filling is cooked through.4
Serve warm, unwrapped at the table.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Otah is a popular Singaporean and Malay-influenced snack, valued for its smoky, spiced flavor from grilling in banana leaves.
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