Vegetarian Laksa Soup Without Tofu
Are you looking for a tasty and fragrant noodle soup that is meatless and does not contain tofu? Try this vegetarian laksa soup without tofu. It has fresh vegetables, a rich coconut curry flavor, and slurp-worthy noodles, all without using tofu for texture.
Ingredients
For making noodles
- 200 g rice noodles
- 1 teaspoon oil (sunflower oil)
- 6 cups water
For making laksa paste or store bought laksa paste
- 6 dry red chillies (soaked)
- 18 cashews (soaked)
- 1 inch ginger
- 8 shallots (small onions)
- ¾ teaspoon chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon salt (to taste)
- 1 teaspoon light brown sugar or jaggery
- ½cup+3tbsp cup oil (for grinding and to sauté laksa paste) (sunflower oil)
Vegetables needed for the soup
- 4 beans
- 2 carrot (medium-sized)
- 1 zucchini (small-sized)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 kaffir leaves (lemon leaves) (numbers)
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- coriander leaves (cilantro) (for garnish)
Sauces
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce (to taste)
- 200 ml coconut milk
- 6 cups water or vegetable broth
Instructions
How to make vegetarian laksa paste
- Soak dry chilies and cashew nuts in water for 15 minutes. Then, add them to a blender.
- Next, add the shallots and slices of ginger.
- Add the dry masala powders: chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder, light brown sugar and salt.
- Finally, add oil. I used sunflower oil.
- Grind it until it is a smooth, fine paste. Your homemade vegetarian laksa paste is ready to go into tofu-free vegetarian laksa soup.
Preparation of tofu-free laksa
- First, pour water into a pan and add half a teaspoon of oil.
- Add rice noodles to the boiling water.
- Cover and cook the noodles for two to three minutes.
- Check the noodles to see if they are cooked to your desired level of doneness.
- Drain the noodles in a colander.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium heat, then add laksa paste and mix well.
- Sauté the laksa paste until the raw smell disappears and oil begins to separate.
- Now add coconut milk to the sautéed laksa paste for laksa soup.
- Add water to the cooked laksa paste to achieve the desired consistency.
- Add chopped beans to the laksa soup.
- “Next, add the carrots.”
- Finally, add sliced zucchini to the tofu-free laksa soup and cook for five to seven minutes.
- Once the soup begins to boil, add the lemon juice.
- Add soy sauce.
- Finally, add the sriracha sauce and mix it thoroughly. After that, turn off the heat.
How to assemble a no-tofu vegetarian laksa soup
- Place the cooked noodles in a soup bowl.
- Fill the soup bowl halfway with laksa soup.
- Arrange the vegetables and green sprouts on the side. Garnish it with coriander (cilantro). The vegan laksa soup, without tofu, is ready to serve.
Notes
- Use full-fat coconut milk for a richer broth.
- Adjust the spice level by adding more or less laksa paste.
- Keep noodles and broth separate if making ahead (prevents soggy noodles). Serve the broth while serving.
- Garnish generously with fresh herbs — they add a beautiful aroma and flavor!
Nutrition
Serving: 3peopleCalories: 863.8kcalCarbohydrates: 83.1gProtein: 9.4gFat: 57.2gSaturated Fat: 15.8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 12gMonounsaturated Fat: 27.5gTrans Fat: 0.2gSodium: 1036.6mgPotassium: 854.7mgFiber: 6.3gSugar: 12.3gVitamin A: 6939.6IUVitamin C: 27.1mgCalcium: 107.6mgIron: 5.1mg
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