Spicy coconut-milk noodle soup of the Peranakan community, Katong laksa is cut so that it can be eaten with a spoon.
History
Peranakan (Straits Chinese) cooking mixed Chinese and Malay food. Katong laksa is named after a district of Singapore.
Ingredients
- Rice noodles
- Coconut milk
- Laksa paste (chilli, lemongrass, galangal, shrimp paste)
- Prawns
- Cockles
- Tofu puffs
- Laksa leaf
How it's made
- Fry laksa paste until fragrant
- Add stock and coconut milk and simmer
- Boil noodles
- Pour broth over noodles
- Top with prawns, cockles and laksa leaf
Photos: ingredients, making & serving
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Famous brands & makers
- 328 Katong Laksa
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- Prima Taste
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