Laksa Paste

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Laksa Paste

Laksa Paste is a traditional Singaporean recipe for a classic blend of spices, herbs and shrimp paste that is the flavour base of traditional laksa soups and laksa curries. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Singaporean version of: Laksa Paste.

prep time

10 minutes

cook time

10 minutes

Total Time:

20 minutes

Makes:

1 jar

Rating:

Tags : Chilli Recipes Spice Recipes Herb Recipes Singapore Recipes

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Ingredients:

1 onion, finely chopped
1 tsp freshly-grated galangal (or 2 tsp grated ginger)
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 stalks of lemongrass (white only), finely sliced
6 dried red chillies, soaked in warm water and chopped
4 candlenuts (or macadamia nuts), crushed
1 tsp shrimp paste (belachan)
8 Vietnamese mint (Vietnamese coriander, Laksa) leaves
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp ground coriander seeds
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp ground cumin seeds
2 tbsp groundnut oil

Method:

Place each ingredients, one at a time, into a heavy mortar, pounding each one, as it's added with a pestle until you have a paste. If desired you can finish the process by scraping the ingredients into a food processor, adding the groundnut oil then pulsing until you have a smooth paste.

Scrape into a screw-top jar and store in the refrigerator until needed.