[Malaysia] How to cook Laksa (cheat's laksa)

Ingredients

• 1½ tbsp dried shrimps
• 6-7 garlic cloves, chopped
• 4—5 eschallots, chopped
• 5-6 cm piece ginger, chopped
• 1-2 long red chillies, chopped, or to taste
• 80 ml (⅓ cup) vegetable oil
• 12 large green prawns, shells removed and reserved
• ⅓ cup laksa paste
• 1.5 litres (6 cups) chicken stock or water
• 400 ml coconut cream
• 12 fish balls
• 12 small fried tofu puffs, halved
• 1 tsp white sugar
• fish sauce, to taste
• salt
• 1-2 limes, juiced
• 200 g dried rice vermicelli noodles
• 200 g fresh egg noodles

• 200 g shredded poached chicken (poaching water can be used for the broth)
• bean sprouts
• finely sliced spring onion
• finely sliced long red chilli
• coriander leaves
• fried shallots
• lime wedges

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