Name: Assam laksa
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 8 medium size sardine fish; Laksa noodles (as needed or any other choice of noodles); 3 asam keping/dried tamarind pieces; 3 stalks of daun kesum/Vietnamese mint or laksa mint (pluck the leaves out); 3 tbsp oil; salt to taste; Spices To Blend; 10-15 dried red chillies; 1 lemongrass; 4 shallots; 1/2 inch roasted belacan/shrimp paste; For Garnishing/Topping; 1 red onion (sliced); 1 bunga kantan/ginger bud; 2 red chillies; 1/4 cucumber; 2 stalks mint leaves; Otak-otak/ready-made shrimp paste (as needed); All these ingredients to be sliced thinly except for the mint, just pluck the leaves out.

Ingredients

8 medium size sardine fish
Laksa noodles (as needed or any other choice of noodles)
3 asam keping/dried tamarind pieces
3 stalks of daun kesum/Vietnamese mint or laksa mint (pluck the leaves out)
3 tbsp oil
salt to taste
Spices To Blend
10-15 dried red chillies
1 lemongrass
4 shallots
1/2 inch roasted belacan/shrimp paste
For Garnishing/Topping
1 red onion (sliced)
1 bunga kantan/ginger bud
2 red chillies
1/4 cucumber
2 stalks mint leaves
Otak-otak/ready-made shrimp paste (as needed)
All these ingredients to be sliced thinly except for the mint, just pluck the leaves out.

Preparation

Preparation20 min

Cook time30 min

Boil the fishes in 1 litre of water until cooked.
Remove and let it cool down.
Pull out all the fish flesh carefully without any bones.
Add back all the flesh/pieces into the pot again.
Include in the blended spices, tamarind pieces, salt and the daun kesum and let it simmer over low heat until a boiling point.

To Serve
In a bowl, add the needed amount of noodles and all the garnishing/topping ingredients as well as 1/2 tbsp or 1 tsbp otak-otak.

Serve immediately while the soup is still hot.