Last Nights Laksa

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, sliced roughly
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 lemongrass stalks, roughly chopped
  • 2 inches fresh ginger or galangal, sliced roughly
  • 1 fresh red chilli
  • 1 sheet of nori seaweed
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp sweet ground paprika
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 stock cube dissolved in 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 400 ml / 1 tin coconut milk
  • juice of 1/2 lime
  • 11/2 tsp coconut sugar
  • steamed green veggies: broccoli, bok choi, spinach
  • 200 g flat rice noodles, cooked
  • 250 g of cubed tofu
  • 150g mushrooms sliced and pan fried
  • fresh coriander, chopped

Preparation

  1. Place all the paste ingredients in a blender and blend until a smooth paste forms

  2. Heat up 2 tbsp of oil in a heavy bottomed pan

  3. Add the laksa paste and fry it off slowly (on a low heat) for at least 5 minutes, stirring the whole time

  4. Next, add the broth ingredients and keep stirring on a low heat for 5 minutes

  5. Cover the pot and bring the soup to a gentle simmer for about 5 minutes

  6. Taste the soup and season to taste with salt (if needed) and lime juice

  7. Serve in a shallow bowl and top with the greens, noodles, veggies and tofu

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