Laksa Lemak Nyonya (Malaysian dish)
Ingredients
500 gm Yellow Noodles/Vermicelli/Spaghetti
1 inch Galangal(lengkuas)
2 stalks Lemon Grass (crushed)
1/2" Turmeric Root
10 nos Shallots
2 tbsp Coriander Seed
5 dried Chillies
2-3 cup light Coconut Milk
10 nos Tofu Puffs (tofu pok)
2 sprigs Curry Leaves
Salt & Sugar
Oil
Garnishing:
2 fried firm Tofu (sliced thinly) (soya bean paneer)
10 Fish Balls/Chicken Balls
1 pc Fish Cake (sliced thinly)
20 gm Bean sprouts
5 boiled Egg (halved)
2 tbsp fried Shallots
1 cup shredded Cucumber
chopped Spring Onions
Method:
- Grind into a paste the galangal, turmeric root, shallots, dried chillies
and coriander seeds. Saute the paste with enough oil.
- Once the aroma rise add in
the light coconut milk, lemon grass, salt and sugar. Lower the flame and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
- Finally add in the tofu puffs and curry leaves.
To serve, assemble individual portions of noodles in a bowl, top with the various garnishing and scoop enough gravy on top. Serve it hot. (Do not substitute dried chillies and turmeric root with chilli powder or turmeric powder. Cook the noodles/vermicelli/spaghetti in rapid boiling water and sieve in running tap water before serving in a bowl. For those you could not get tofu pok use shredded boneless chicken).
Wajik Pulut
500 gm Glutinuous Rice (soaked overnight)
750ml coconut milk (from 1/2 or 1 coconut)
1 tsp lime paste (air kapur)
water (optional)
2 screwpine leaves
a pinch of salt
350 gm Brown Sugar/Gula Melaka/Gula Merah (sugar that we make brown payasam)
150 ml Water
Method:
- Wash glutinuous rice and soak overnight with 1 tsp lime paste (airkapur).
- Then toast and steam with coconut milk, knotted screwpine leaves and salt for 30 minutes or until the milk evaporates. Once cooked take a fork and turn anti-clock wise and loosen the rice. Leave it to cool.
- Meanwhile, mix brown sugar and water and cook in a pan.
For those who are using gula merah sieve it first.
Leave the sugar syrup to boil at least 5 minutes, lower the flame and mix in the glutinuous rice and mix it throughly. Stir
constantly for 3 minutes and close the flame. Pour it into a cake pan and leave it to cool before serving.
