Prawn Laksa

Ingredients

• Laksa Paste
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 red onion, chopped
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1/2 tablespoon fresh ginger, finely minced
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 sticks lemongrass, finely chopped
• 2 red chilies, seeded
• 4 tablespoons shrimp paste (rule of thumb tbs per person)
• Soup
• 1/2 tablespoon peanut oil
• 400 ml coconut milk
• 1 fresh lime, the juice of
• 500 ml chicken stock, a big pinch of brown sugar (vegetable stock for vegetarians and vegans)
• 1/2 tablespoon fish sauce
• 300 g yellow wheat noodles (or egg noodles)
• 500 g uncooked shrimp (and de-veined prawns, frozen ok)
• 100 g bean sprouts
• coriander, leaves (cilantro to you, generous handful)
• salt