Nyonya curry laksa

Ingredients

• For the curry paste
• 10-15 dried red chilies (or as you per your taste)
• 1 inch belacan/dried shrimp paste - roasted
• 5 shallots
• 5 garlic
• 1 lemongrass
• 1 inch galangal/lengkuas
• 1 inch fresh turmeric/kunyit
• 4 tbs dried prawns - soaked in water for 10 mins
• ** ground/blend into a thick paste
• Other ingredients
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• 3-4 kaffir lime/limau purut leaves - tear into pieces
• 4-5 pieces taufu pok or pieces of white taufu
• 10 long beans - cut into 1 inch length
• 1 1/2 cup thick coconut milk
• 1/4 cup oil
• salt for taste
• To serve with
• Yellow noodles - as needed (blanched)
• Soft boiled eggs

Preparation

• When oil is heated, fry curry paste until aromatic and oil splits.
  
  Pour in 2 cups of water and simmer until curry is heated through.
  
  Add lime leaves, long beans and salt to taste.
  
  Continue to simmer to soften the beans.
  
  Pour in coconut milk and add tau fu pieces.
  
  Stir to combine these ingredients together and off the heat.
  
  
  To serve
  
  Add blanched noodles into a bowl.
  
  Pour curry on top, add egg and serve hot.

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