Grilled Whole Fish with Tamarind, Sweet Soy Sauce and Bento Rice

Wash fish then slice its part then out all the fillings (organs). Make sure the inner part is clean. Then wash it again

Slice its body into 3 small slice

Put fish into mixed water, Black pepper, lime and salt

Crush coriender until fine crush (you can use blender) then set aside.

Crush ginger then set aside

Blend onion and garlic with blender or you can use food processor or stone

Mix step 4,5,6 then fry (without oil) until light brown or until its mixture little bit dry.

Pour then mix step 7 with soy sauce

Put tamarin in a glass of water then mix 1 tsp tamarind in a sauce (step 8) then stir.

Fry your fishes in deep friyj

Brush your fried fishes with sauce

Grill it in a pan

Chop-chop red chili, green chili and tomatoes

Add sliced red chili, green chili and tomatoes in sauce

Then put olive oil or vegetable oil inside. Fry it for about 5 minutes

Place your fish on a sliced banana leaf

Apply sauce (step 14) all over fish

Put garnish (sliced fresh tomato and cucumbar). Then Grilled whole fish is readyy..

You can made rice in a manual steamer or electric rice cooker. I used manual steamer in this recipe

Wash 400ml (2 cup) rice with water

Put approximately, 5 glass of water inside steamer (1 liter) then put steamer tray on the top of water. Then put 400 ml (2 cup) of rice on the top of it.

Wait for some minutes (for about 20 minutes)

Brush your bowl with oil/butter. Fill the bowl with rice and flatten it with the back of your spoon. Really push it down into the bowl then flip your bowl in a plate or flatten shape (i used plastic peper wrap for food).

Bento rice is ready.

A box of fish and bento rice is readyyyy