Sarawak Laksa Paste

The Sarawak Laksa Paste

Whoever want to try making the Sarawak laksa paste can follow this recipe below:It is close to the original.

Ingredients:

10 shallots,coarsely chopped

5 single bulbs garlic,chopped

1 large galangal,chopped

10 fresh chillies,cut into chunks

1/2 cup dried red chillies,soaked in hot water for 20 mins,drained

5 stalks lemongrass-white parts only

50g candlenuts

1/2 cup sesame seeds,toasted

3/4 cups roasted peanuts

3 tbsps cumin seeds,toasted and ground

1/2 cup coriander seeds,toasted and fround

6 pcs star anise,toasted and ground

6 pcs cloves(bunga cengkih,toasted and ground

1 tsp ground nutmeg

10 cardamon pods

2 cups soybean oil

5 tbsps salt

1/4 cup palm sugar/sugar

1/2 packet of tamarind pulp,mixed with 1 cup boiling water

Preparations:

o Put inside the blender to blend until smooth paste is formed.Blend in batches because the blender could not hold a large amount.

o Add the 2 cups of soy bean to a wok and cook the paste under medium heat,stirring constantly.

o When oil starts to separate,add in the tamarind water,salt and sugar.Continue stirring constantly
for another 20 mins.

Kek Lumut Sarawak

Sarawak Moss Cake

This is a steam version cake.Nestum replaces the flour.

(A)

1tsp vanilla

454g anchor butter

3/4 glass castor sugar

(B)

10 eggs

1 small tin kaya

5 glasses Nestum cereal

1 bottle pandan paste

1/2 tin condensed milk

1 glass horlick powder

Method:

1.  Beat A till white and creamy,

2.  Add in egg one by one till all eggs are finished.

3.  Add in condensed milk.Continue beating.

4.  Add in horlick and nestum powder.

5.  Lastly,add in kaya and pandan paste.Combined well.

6.  Pour the batter into a 8"x 8" baking tray.Cover the top with aluminium foil Steam the batter for 4 
     hours using medium heat.Refill the water in the steamer every few hours as the water will           decreased faster.

Wait till the cake is completely cooled then cut the cake.I have opted out putting one whole bottle of
pandan paste to my cake.Hence,the colour is not so green.