Mob Veggie: 15-minute laksa recipe

Making your own laksa paste is the easiest thing to do and packs so much more flavour that the store-bought stuff. 
Ben Lebus30 July 2019

SERVES 4

Ingredients
*ground coriander
*paprika
*ground cumin
*4 red chillies
*1 brown onion
*2 lemongrass stalks
*fresh ginger
*garlic
*2 carrots
*2 courgettes
*2 x 400-g tins of coconut milk
*rice noodles
*sugar snap peas
*fresh coriander
*1 lime
*vegetable oil

Method

1. Make the paste first – add 1 teaspoon each of ground coriander, paprika and ground cumin to a pan and heat until fragrant (one minute or so). Add to a food processor with 4 red chillies, a roughly chopped brown onion, 2 lemongrass stalks (white part only), a small grated piece of ginger, 2 garlic cloves and a glug of oil.

2. Add the paste to a saucepan and fry for a few minutes.

3. Meanwhile, finely slice 2 carrots and slice 2 courgettes.

4. Add your vegetables and coconut milk to the pan and bring to the boil, then add 150 g rice noodles. Cook until the rice noodles are soft.

5. Turn off the heat, add a handful of chopped coriander and squeeze a lime on top.

6. Serve up and enjoy!

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