Take a handful of chopped citronella, a pinch of saffron, and a few crushed cloves of garlic. Put all the spices in a mortar and grind them to a paste then prepare pumpkin, amaranth, sponge gourd, fermented fish sauce and about two grams of white fish to cook. Boil a pan of water and then put the fish, vegetables and spices in the water and let it all boil for about 7-8 minutes. Do not over cook the vegetables. Serve immediately.