VegPlanet — October 2017

ABC Noodles

Absolutely (the) Best Curry Noodles (ever)!

Zachary Yates

across asia

CURRY SAUCE INGREDIENTS

2 cups of chopped onions

3 heaping tablespoons of salted/fermented

soybeans

¼ cup of almond (roasted & salted almond, or

plain roasted almond – but not raw almond).

3 medium dry red chilies (less if prefer)

1 tbsp tamarind paste soaked in 1 cup water

7 cups vegan broth

1 tbsp sweet soya sauce/sugar

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

¾ cup thick coconut milk

5 tbsp cooking oil

Curry Sauce Filling (optional):

10 pcs of okra

10 pcs of mushroom (if no fresh mushroom,

canned mushroom is okay)

1 pack tofu (14 Oz), fried

HOW TO MAKE THE CURRY SAUCE

• Blend the onions, soybeans, almonds, and red
  chilies to make smooth paste.


• Heat cooking oil in a deep pot.


• Once oil is hot, add the curry paste, stir well and
  lower the heat.


• Cook for 5 minutes, occasionally stirring it.


• Pour the Vegan broth, stir thoroughly. Higher the
  heat, cover and bring to a boil.


• Once boil, add the tamarind water (without seeds),
  sweet soy sauce/sugar, and black pepper, stir in.


• Add coconut milk, okra and tofu, stir well and let it
  simmer uncovered for 10 minutes in low heat.


• Then add the mushroom, bring to boil, stirring
  occasionally.


• After another 10 minutes, turn off and curry is ready.

Our solution to that ever-present holiday question of what to make when both veg and non-veg family members
come over and you want to cook-up something that they’ll not only eat, but also like! Living in Southeast Asia,
noodles is my comfort food, so this “vegan noodle recipe” is perfect for holiday get-togethers. Imagine a hearty
curry noodle dish fi lled with Thai, Malay, Chinese and Nyonya (which is already a fusion of Chinese, Malay and other
cooking traits) culinary infl uences – that’s this dish! What makes this our “best curry noodle” recipe ever is that even
if a couple ingredients are missing, or you are not exact on the measurements – it still (most of the time) comes out
absolutely delicious!

Yield: 6 generous bowls

Prep time: 30 mins

Cooking time: 50 mins