Khow Suey

Ingredients

• 200g noodles
• 1 can coconut milk
• 2 tbsp besan
• 300g vegetables or chicken
• 1 onion
• 6 garlic cloves
• 1 inch ginger
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 2 tsp red chilli powder
• Toppings: fried garlic, fried onion, peanuts, boiled egg, lemon, spring onion, chilli flakes

Method

1. Blend onion, garlic and ginger to a paste, cook in oil 6 minutes.
2. Turmeric, chilli powder, then your vegetables or chicken, 5 minutes.
3. Whisk besan into the coconut milk (it stops it splitting), pour in with 2 cups water.
4. Simmer 12 minutes. It should be soupy, not thick.
5. Boil the noodles separately.
6. Serve: noodles in the bowl, curry poured over, then every topping. The toppings are the dish.