Recipe - Singaporemalay Laksa

2 tablespoon Coriander powder
1 Piece of galangal about 4
ins long
12 Dried red chilies or less to
taste (substitute chili
powder 1 tsp or more to
taste) a piece of shrimp
paste (1x1xOne fourth in)
1 tablespoon Tumeric powder
1 cup Shallots or
1 lg Onion, ground with:
3 Stalks of lemon grass
7 cup Diluted coconut milk (up to
8)
Shrimps, cooked

GARNISHINGS
Bean sprouts, boiled for 23
mins
Shredded cucumber strips

Method: Put some oil in a pan. Fry the ground ingredients and spices. Add
the coconut milk and salt to taste. Let the gravy boil for a few mins. To
serve: Place some boiled noodles rice noodles or spaghetti in a bowl with
some bean sprouts. Add the gravy; Garnish with shrimps and cucumber strips.
You may use shredded chicken in place of shrimps. The spices, etc. are
available from oriental grocery stores.

Posted to FOODWINE Digest 7 November 96

Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1996 01:55:06 +0600

From: Serene Ong sereneo@INFO.BISHKEK.SU