Malaysian Nyonya Curry Laksa At Home. An authentic curry laksa recipe from Malaysia and Singapore, 'laksa lemak' is a typical Nyonya or Peranakan curry noodles dish. The amazing broth of this curry laksa or a.k.a curry mee is a combination of a special chilli paste and rich coconut milk. Great recipe for Malaysian Nyonya Curry Laksa At Home.
There are many published Nyonya Curry Laksa recipes online with each claims it to be hers or his. You can recreate a delicious Melaka Nyonya 'laksa' at home by using Donald & Lily's Nyonya 'laksa' sauce with any toppings you wish. - Pictures by Lee Khang Yi. The distinctly orange hue of the laksa is gorgeous. You can cook Malaysian Nyonya Curry Laksa At Home using 32 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Malaysian Nyonya Curry Laksa At Home
- You need of A Curry Laksa ingredient A.
- It's of Yellow noodles + Vermicelli Noodle.
- Prepare 3 of Chicken thighs - cut and boil with 2 crushed garlic - Broth reserved.
- It's 1 packet of fishballs.
- You need 1 C of dried Prawn - soaked, drained, grind.
- It's 8 sprigs of vietnamese mints/vietnamese corriander.
- It's 2 tsp of tumeric powder.
- Prepare of B Curry Laksa Paste (blended).
- Prepare 1/2 of big yellow onion (roughly chopped).
- It's 1/2 of big red onion (roughly chopped).
- It's 4 of shallots.
- You need 4 of garlic.
- It's 5 stalks of chopped lemon grass (use only white part).
- You need 3 Cup of - cut, seeded & soaked Dried Chillies (less if you like it less spicy).
- You need 3 inches of galangal (roughly chopped - use extra ginger if no galangal).
- It's 1 inch of ginger (roughly chopped).
- Prepare 1 tsp of shrimp paste/belacan.
- You need 7 of candlenuts or macadamia.
- You need of C Curry Laksa Broth.
- Prepare 4 tbsp of Meat Curry (use BABAS) - mix with water to make paste.
- You need 1 of big can of coconut cream.
- It's 1 of big can of light coconut milk.
- It's To taste of - Chicken stock granules/powder.
- You need To taste of - salt.
- It's of Note: i used ONLY coconut cream for this recipe (2 tins) - Pure Coconut Cream (Ayam Brand).
- It's of D Ingredients used to assemble the dish.
- Prepare of Bean sprouts.
- You need of Hard boil eggs.
- You need of Fish cakes.
- It's of Julienned cucumber.
- You need of Sambal Paste **.
- Prepare of Lemon/lime - wedged (optional).
You also get a rich flavour of the spice paste and coconut milk within the laksa. Make the Laksa paste- see the notes below (or use store-bought laksa paste).; Cook rice noodles according to directions. In a large heavy bottom soup pot or dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Sidebar Nyonya laksa is a variant of the curry laksa that is more commonly found in Singapore.
Malaysian Nyonya Curry Laksa At Home step by step
- Prepare A. Soaked noodle in boiling water for few seconds and drain. Use both vermicelli and yellow noodles or use only one. Boil chicken thighs with garlic and enough water to cover the flesh. Once boil, take out the chicken, drain and cut. Put aside. Soak dried prawn for 5 mins, drain and dry-blend. Keep aside. Blanch fish cakes. Keep aside..
- Blend all ingredients in B with a bit of water to make laksa paste. Avoid using lot of water..
- Heat wok. Add 7 tbsp of oil. Add ingredient B (laksa paste). Add tumeric powder. Fry until fragrant and oil separate from the paste. Add ground dried prawn. Add meat curry paste, stir and fry until oil separate from the paste..
- Add chicken stock. Note: if you have prawn heads, use them to make laksa broth by boiling them. 1 bowl of prawn head + 1 bowl of water. Once boiled, blend the whole thing, then strain to get enough broth. Use this in place of chicken stock. I use both stocks in this recipe. Let this simmer..
- Then, Add cut chicken, simmer to cook the chicken. Pour thin or light coconut milk. Bring to boil. Add vietnamese mint/vietnamese corriander/laksa leaves. Add fish balls. Let simmer..
- Season with chicken stock granules/powder. Taste and add salt if necessary. Now Add coconut cream. Stir and simmer before switching off the heat..
- Assemble everything in a big soup bowl in this order- noodles, curry laksa soup/broth, then add in D. Anyway, dont forget to Slice the fish cake. Serve with slice of lime/lemon and CURRY LAKSA SAMBAL (NOTE: the one pictured in the spoon) will try sharing the Sambal Paste ** later..
It comes with a rich coconut-based soup that is cooked with chicken bones, and/or prawn shells, and lays the foundation for thick rice vermicelli and crunchy bean sprouts. The Noodles in Curry Laksa (Curry Mee) Fresh noodles are preferred if they are available. I had to use dried yellow noodles as the supply of fresh noodles to the Midwest at this time of the year is erratic. A mix of yellow noodles and beehoon (rice vermicelli) is often used in Curry Laksa. Beehoon is delicious because it easily soaks up all the delicious sauce.
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