Malaysian Curry Noodles (Mee Kari)
This spicy noodle soup with fragrant coconut milk is a delight on a chilly, winter evening. Make it with chicken and prawns, or any protein of your choice.
Servings: 4
Calories: 469kcal
Ingredients
Whole spices
- 1 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 tbsp fresh curry leaves (dried, if unavailable)
Curry paste
- 1 ½ red onion, roughly chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 1 cm ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 generous pinch ground cardamom
- 1 pinch ground cloves
- 1 pinch ground star anise
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1½ tbsp ground corriander
- 1 tsp ground fennel
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 120 ml water
Others
- 200 g firm tofu, cubed
- 200 g chicken thigh, deboned and cubed (about ⅔ cup)
- 125 g small prawns (about ½ cup)
- 150 ml thick coconut milk (⅔ cup)
- 2 nests dried noodles
- 500 ml chicken stock
- 500 ml water
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 eggs, boiled and halved
Garnishings
- 1 sweet chili, seeded and thinly sliced
- 1 large bunch fresh mint (about 15g or 1 cup of loosely packed leaves)
- 2 cups baby spinach, tightly packed (about 60 g)
- a pinch sesame seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Place all your curry paste ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
- On medium heat, fry all your whole spices for 1 minute or until fragrant.
- Pour your curry paste into the pot. Rinse the jug with another ½ cup of water and pour it into the pan. Simmer on medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Tip in your cubed chicken and stir fry for 2 minutes.
- Add your chicken stock and cubed tofu and bring to boil.
- Add coconut milk and prawns and reduce heat to medium low. Let simmer for 5 minutes. It's not unusual for coconut milk based soup to be a bit frothy when simmered, so don't worry. Taste and season with salt if needed.
- Boil your noodles as instructed on the packet.
- Serve noodles with curry soup, boiled eggs. Garnish with mint leaves, baby spinach, slices of chili, and a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
Notes
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings: 4 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 469 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 22.5g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat 11.7g | 58% |
| Cholesterol 297mg | 99% |
| Sodium 782mg | 34% |
| Total Carbohydrate 31.5g | 11% |
| Dietary Fiber 4.6g | 17% |
| Total Sugars 4.6g | |
| Protein 37.6g | |
| Vitamin D 15mcg | 77% |
| Calcium 227mg | 17% |
| Iron 5mg | 28% |
| Potassium 674mg | 14% |
| *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice. | |