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Gayatri Restaurant
500 Serangoon Road, Singapore 218107
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Muthu's Curry
138 Race Course Road, #01-01, Singapore 218591
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Delhi Restaurant
60 Race Course Road, Singapore 218568
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0
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The Banana Leaf
1 Neythal Road, #01-05, Singapore 628596
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Samy's Curry Restaurant
Blk 25 Dempsey Road, #01-01, Singapore 249670
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MTR Singapore
438 Serangoon Road, Singapore 218133
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Lagnaa Barefoot Dining
6 Upper Dickson Road, Singapore 207466
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0
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Ananda Bhavan Restaurant
58 Serangoon Road, Singapore 217959
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Selera Rasa Indian Cuisine
7500A Beach Road, #01-301, The Plaza, Singapore 199591
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Banana Leaf Apolo
54 Race Course Road, Singapore 218564
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Singapore fish head curry is a spectacular dish born from the cultural confluence of South Indian and Chinese culinary traditions, featuring a large fish head — typically red snapper or sea bass — simmered in a richly spiced curry gravy of tamarind, coconut milk, chilli, mustard seeds, curry leaves, and a complex array of spices, with eggplant, lady's fingers (okra), and tomatoes cooked in the pot. The fish head is prized for its gelatinous flesh around the cheeks and collar, its rich, fatty brain matter, and the eye — considered a delicacy by many — all of which absorb the deeply flavoured curry beautifully. The dish was legendarily created in the 1950s by M.J. Gomez, an Indian cook who adapted a traditional South Indian fish curry recipe for Chinese clients in Singapore's Serangoon Road, and has since become a beloved cross-cultural icon. Served with steamed rice and eaten communally, fish head curry is a dish that embodies Singapore's unique identity as a melting pot of cultures and flavours.