Nyonya Laksa Noodle

Ingredients:
2 lemongrass ~ crushed
1kg Laksa noodle
1/2 cup cooking oil
1/2 cup dried prawn ~ soaked & ground finely
1000ml prawn stock ~ fried prawn shells
1200ml coconut milk ~ I used Kara
1 tbsp salt
2 tbsp sugar

Paste:
15-20 dried chili ~ soaked w/hot water
1 tbsp shrimp paste (Belachan)
3 large onion
4 cloves garlic
1" galangal (6 sliced)
2" fresh turmeric / 3 tsp turmeric powder
3 tbsp coriander powder

Garnish:
300g medium prawn ~ boiled & peeled
3 fried fish cake ~ sliced
20g bean sprout ~ blanched
10 fishballs ~ halves

Laksa leaves (daun kesom) ~ washed & chopped

Tofu puff ~ cut halves

Eggs ~ boiled & halves

Directions:

1. Heat oil & add the paste to stir fry on low fire till fragrant & chili oil oozes out from the mixture.
2. Add in the ground dried prawn & stir fry mixture for another 2-3 minutes
3. Add in the prawn stock, coconut milk & bring to boil.
4. Add sugar & salt to taste. Then add the tofu puff, lower the fire & simmer for 10 minutes. Continuously stirring.
5. Assemble: In a large bowl, add laksa noodle, top with blanched bean sprout, sliced fish cake, around with couple halves fishballs, 4 boiled prawn.   Then pour the gravy of laksa with 2 halves tofu puff & spread chopped laksa leaves on top & serve immediately.