To make laksa paste

Preparation info
  • Feeds

    four

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Old Food

By Jill Dupleix

Published 1998

  • About

The best laksa pastes are made in a big, heavy mortar, and are pounded with a pestle, a strong arm and about fifteen minutes to spare. Failing that, bung it all in the food processor.

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 tbsp grated ginger
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed<

Method

Pound or blend the onion, ginger and garlic together. Roughly chop lemon grass. Drain chillies, squeeze dry and finely chop. Add lemon grass, chillies, nuts, belacan, laksa leaves, coriander, paprika, turmeric, cumin, sugar and salt and continue pounding for up to 15 minutes until you have a mushy paste. To turn the curry paste into a curry, fry it in a little oil until fragrant, gradually add