Curry laksa
Curry laksa, from above
Non vegKuala Lumpur

Curry laksa

Coconut curry broth, two kinds of noodles, chicken, prawns and tofu puffs. A bowl with no off switch.

75 minTime
52 gProtein each
hotSpice
Laksa lemak1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayRempah, coconut and two noodles.
The original
826kcalsame
52 gproteinsame
7 gfibresame
75minutessame

Curry laksa.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Dried red chilli10, soaked
Shallots6
Garlic4 cloves
Lemongrass2 stalks
Galangala thumb
Turmeric (ground turmeric)1 tsp
Cashews5 candlenuts, or cashews
Shrimp paste1½ tsp
Dried shrimp2 tbsp, soaked
Coriander powder (ground coriander)1½ tsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp
Chicken, bonelessthigh
Prawns (shrimp)peeled, shells for stock
Water4 cups
Thick coconut milk1 cup
Firm tofutofu puffs or fried tofu
Moong sprouts (mung bean sprouts)bean sprouts
Rice noodlesthin rice vermicelli
Wheat noodlesyellow noodles
Egg4, boiled and halved
Jaggery2 tsp
Saltto taste
Mint leaveslaksa leaves or mint
Lemoncalamansi or lime

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Grind the soaked chillies, shallots, garlic, lemongrass, galangal, turmeric, candlenuts, shrimp paste and dried shrimp into a smooth rempah.
  2. 2Simmer chicken and prawn shells in the water 20 minutes. Strain, shred chicken.
  3. 3Fry the rempah in oil with the coriander on low until fragrant and the oil separates.
  4. 4Add stock and simmer 10 minutes, then coconut milk, jaggery, salt and tofu. Poach the prawns in it until pink.
  5. 5Blanch noodles and sprouts, fill bowls, top with chicken, prawns, egg and tofu, ladle over broth. Finish with laksa leaf, sambal and lime.
Serve it like this

Fill a wide, deep bowl, pile chicken, prawns, egg and tofu on top, a spoon of sambal in the middle, lime on the rim.

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What goes with Curry laksa: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Nasi lemak75 min
Bread or rice Roti jala30 min
On the side Sambal kangkung15 min
On the side Coconut chutney10 min
A little snack Otak otak50 min
To drink Teh tarik10 min
Something sweet Cendol60 min
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