Curry mee (vegetarian)

Ingredients

• For the Curry
• 1 tbsp blended/grounded dried red chillies (or as per taste)
• 2 tbsp fish curry powder
• 1 tbsp blended/grounded shallots
• 1/2 tbsp blended/grounded garlic
• 1 serai/lemon grass - crushed
• 2 pieces asam keping/ dried tamarind fruit slices
• 1/2 liter vegetable stock
• 2 cups thick coconut milk
• 1/4 cup oil
• salt to taste
• Other Ingredients
• 1 packet yellow mee/noodles - blanched in hot water a couple of mins, then rinse into cold water and drain.
• 1 piece white hard tofu - sliced, add salt and fried
• 3 small Chinese brinjals/eggplant - sliced, add salt and fried
• 2 green chillies - cut into two and sliced
• 2 stalks spring onions - sliced thinly