<h1>Laksa Recepie</h1>

Ingredients

To Blend (A)

• 20g Dried Shrimps
• 10 Chillies
• 100ml Coconut Milk
• 15g Gelangal
• 6 Candlenuts
• 15g Turmeric
• 3 Garlic Pips
• 8 Shallots
• 15g Belacan
• Lemon Grass

For the Broth

• Daun Kesum
• 4 Drumbstick (Bones)
• 400g Prawns
• Tofu Puffs
• Fish Balls
• 2 litre of water

To Taste

• Salt
• Sugar
• Sambal (Cili Boh)

Steps to Prepare

The main dish

1. Prepare the broth by adding Drumbsticks and water (1 litre) into a pot. Allow it to boil.
2. Heat oil in a pot and fry prawns skin/head until cooked. Add the rest of the water (1 litre) into the pot together with the Vietnamese Coriander. Allow broth to boil.
3. Toast belacan on a dry pan until fragrant.
4. Blend all the ingredients listed in (A) except coconut milk.
5. Heat pan with some oil at medium to high heat. Then, add blended ingredients and cook until fragrant.
6. Add drumbstick and prawn broths to the pan with cooked blended ingredients.
7. Stir well.
8. Add salt to taste and allow broth to simmer at medium to high heat for 10-15 minutes.
9. Add coconut milk. Allow broth to boil at high heat and then add tofu puffs and fish balls.
10. Once broth boils, it is ready!
11. Blanch prawns, tofu puffs and noodles.
12. Serve by placing noodles into a bowl, add broth and garnish with tofu puffs, fishballs, slices of cucumber, vietnamese coriander, prawns and hard boiled egg.
13. Enjoy!

Sambal for Nyonya Laksa

1. Heat pan with some oil at medium to high heat. Then, add cili boh to pan.
2. Cook until oil separates from the chili paste and add belacan.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of water. When required, add sugar and salt to taste.
4. Stir well and put aside.