Malaysian, Stew

Malaysian Laksa Curry

This is a vegetarian version of the Malaysian curry Laksa. It contains many tasty vegetables and the sauce is very rich with nice flavors of lemongrass, ginger, chilli and lime.

Serves 5-6

225 g firm tofu, diced
2 onions, chopped
500 g champignons, sliced
150 g fresh green beans, cut into smaller pieces
125 g fresh baby corn, cut into smaller pieces
200 g noodles
800 g coconut milk
2 tbsp grated ginger
1 lemon grass stalk, sliced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 red chillies, chopped
2 tsp dried crushed lime leaves
1 tbsp yellow curry powder
1 tbsp turmeric
2 tbsp soy
2 tbsp lime juice
Oil for frying

Heat the oil in a pan and fry the tofu for about 10 minutes, until browned. Put the tofu aside. Fry the onions for one minute. Add the green beans, baby corn, champignons, chilli, garlic and lemongrass and fry another couple of minutes. Add the tofu and pour in the coconut milk. Break noodles into small pieces and stir them into the stew. Add the curry powder, turmeric, lime leaves, soy and lime juice and simmer for a few minutes until the noodles have softened. Serve!