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Ingredients

1kg mackerel (ikan kembong)
250g ladies fingers
1 tomato, quartered
3 sprigs polygonum leaves (daun kesum)
4 tbsp tamarind paste (asam jawa) mixed with 500ml water
1 wild ginger bud, halve and smash stem
2 pieces dried tamarind skin
5 tbsp oil
Ground ingredients
12 shallots
8 fresh red chillies
4 slices galangal
1cm piece fresh turmeric
2cm square belacan, toasted
2 stalks lemon grass
Seasoning
¾-1 tsp salt or to [...]