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Laksa Paste
Laksa Paste is a traditional Malaysian recipe for a classic blend of chillies, shallots, lemongrass, shrimp paste, galangal and nuts made into a paste that is typically used as a base for the breakfast dish, laska. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Malaysian version of: Laksa Paste.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
10 minutes
Total Time:
30 minutes
Makes:
100ml
Rating: 
Tags : Chilli RecipesSpice RecipesMalaysia Recipes
This is a traditional Malaysian spiced paste for making the chicken-based breakfast dish, laska.
Ingredients:
8 dried long red chillies
8 purple shallots, coarsely chopped
5 candlenuts (or use Brazil nuts or Macadamia nuts)
3cm length of fresh
galangal, peeled and coarsely chopped
3 stalks of
lemongrass (pale part only), coarsely chopped
2 tbsp groundnut oil
1 1/2 tsp fresh turmeric, finely grated (or 1/2 tsp ground turmeric)
1 tsp shrimp paste (
belachan)
1 garlic clove, coarsely chopped
Method:
Place the dried chillies in an ovenproof dish then cover with boiling water and set aside for 20 minutes to soften.
After this time drain and chop the chillies quite coarsely then combine in a food processor with the candlenuts, galangal, lemongrass, oil, turmeric, shrimp paste and garlic. Process until finely chipped then divide the mixture into two equal portions and freeze until needed.
