"Katong Laksa" home made style

Hi everyone, so sorry that we have disappeared for almost 2 months.  We were just busy.  Well, now we are back online, i would like to share with you our adventure of making Singapore laksa for the very first time yesterday.  It all started with our sudden addiction to the Katong Laksa outside United Square.  After a few days of research online, I finally satisfied with the following recipe...(Disclaimer:  it is not a healthy food, i say up front ah... high in fat and cholesterol.  Consume at your own risk...hahaha... but so damn good ohh  :P).  haha... my friend said we always have a home version of everything. 

Ingredient:

Gravy
4nos Shallots
6cloves Garlic
2tsp Turmeric powder
1tsp  Coriander seed powder (freshly roasted and ground)
5nos Candle nuts (buah keras)
2tbs chilli powder
2 lemon grass
2cm long "Lengkuas"
1/2tsp belacan
5pcs laksa leaves a.k.a. daun kesom
1 hand full of dried shrimp
1 packet of coconut milk
1 cup full cream milk
500ml water
cooking oil
Salt and sugar for seasoning

Beehoon
2 packet Laksa beehoon
Fish cake
Fresh prawn
taupok (bean curd)
Bean sprout a.k.a. taugeh
finely chopped laksa leaves

Instruction:
1. Using a blender, finely grind shallots and garlics, then grind dried shrimp and candle nut seperately.
2.  Using a medium size pot, tumis-tumis your bawang and chilli for a few minutes, then add in coriander seed powder, turmeric powder and candle nut.  Tumis-tumis for a few more 1 more minute, then add in the dried shrimp and belacan.  Tumis again for few minutes before add in coconut milk and fresh milk.   After that add in the daun kesom, lemon grass, lengkuas and water.
3.  When the gravy started to boil, reduce the heat and add in taupok.  Simmer for 5 minutes then season it with salt and sugar.
4.  To serve, blench some beehoon and taugeh.  Pour hot gravy over it and garnish it with boiled prawn and fish cake.  Add a bit of finely chopped laksa leaves...it taste so good :P

I cannot say this is the best laksa in the whole Singapore, but for sure better than most of the hawker stores  :P ... and it's home made.  ... cannot say it's cheaper also.  With the amount of money i paid for the ingredients...it's probably still cheaper to eat outside... but the ingredient we used are of better quality :D  Not i 车大炮, this laksa really worth 4 out of 5 stars... serious... give it a try.

***** :D