Malaysian Curry Laksa

Malaysian curry laksa is one of my favourite Malaysian dishes and it is one of the first things I would eat when I go back to Malaysia. It is a very popular dish that can be found in almost all the hawker stalls in Malaysia although there are many different versions depending on which area you are in. Curry laksa can be described as a curry noodle soup and the noodles are usually yellow egg noodles and rice vermicelli. The dish is often complimented with chicken, prawns, fish balls, fish cake, tofu puffs, beansprouts and long green beans. Other ingredients can also be added such as seafood eg.cockles, lobster, crab. 

It is very difficult to make curry laksa taste exactly the same as those served in Malaysia as we can't find all the ingredients in this country and for some reason everything just tastes so much better in Malaysia. However I have found this curry laksa paste made by Tean's Gourmet which is the closest replica. It is a pre-cooked concentrated spicy paste from ground fresh spices.It makes it so much easier to cook without having to get all the right spices.

Ingredients :

• 1 packet of Tean's Gourmet Malaysian Traditional Curry Laksa Paste
• 1lb of chicken breast
• 12-16 pcs of dried tofu (Tofu puff)
• 1 packet of long green beans
• 4 hard boiled eggs
• 1 can of 150ml coconut milk
• Half a packet of bean sprouts
• 600gm of yellow noodles or vermicelli
• 1 packet of king prawns cooked
• 1 packet of fishballs
• 1 packet of fishcakes

Method:

1. Boil your eggs in hot boiling water until fully cooked and leave to cool. Peel and cut into slices.
2. Get a pot of 1500ml of boiling water and cook the chicken breast. Slice the chicken into thin slices andset aside. 
3. Mix 1 packet of Tean's Gourmet Curry Laksa Paste in the boiling water that was used to cook the chicken.

4. Add in 150ml of coconut milk and bring to a quick boil then switch to a low fire. 

5. Add in the fried tofu.
6. Blanch the fresh yellow noodles and vermicelli in boiling water until cooked, then set aside.

7. Cook the bean sprouts and set aside.
8. Divide into 4 large bowls with the noodles, bean sprouts and green beans. Then add the sliced chicken breast and hard boiled eggs on top. Pour the hot steaming curry laksa into bowl with the fried tofu.

7. If you want more taste and spice, you can add some soya sauce or fish sauce and chilli paste. Also lime juice for a slight kick.