Laksa Recipe
Laksa - Spicy street food noodle dish popular in Malaysia and Singapore. This homemade curry laksa recipe is so easy and delicious!
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 280kcal
Ingredients
Soup:
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1/2 pack Malaysian instant curry paste
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 2 stalks lemongrass white part only, pounded
- 10 tofu puffs cut into pieces
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- salt to taste
Other Ingredients:
- yellow noodles
- bean sprouts
- 10 shrimp peeled, deveined and cooked
- 3 hard-boiled eggs cut into halves
- fish cakes cut into pieces
Instructions
- In a stockpot, add the oil and sauté the instant curry paste until aromatic. Add the chicken broth, water, lemongrass, tofu puffs and bring the soup to a boil. Lower the heat to simmer. Add the coconut milk and evaporated milk. Add salt to taste. Keep the stock on simmer.
- Rinse the yellow noodles and bean sprouts separately, drained and set aside.
- To assemble a bowl of laksa for serving, bring to boil some yellow noodles and a handful of bean sprouts. Drain the noodles and bean sprouts and transfer to a serving bowl.
- Top the noodles with 2-3 shrimp, a few pieces of fish cake, and some eggs. Using a ladle, pour the soup and a few pieces of tofu puffs on top of the noodles. Serve immediately.
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Nutrition
Serving: 3people | Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 132g | Fat: 89g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 249mg | Sodium: 903mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 9g