Chicken Laksa

• For the soup:
• 150 grams boneless chicken pieces
• 200 grams egg or rice noodles
• 100 grams green beans
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 cups coconut milk
• 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce
• For the laksa paste:
• 3/4 cup shallots, roughly chopped
• 10 cloves garlic
• 2 " pieces of ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
• 10 dried red chillies, soaked in 1/4 cup of warm water to lessen the spice
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
• 1 stalk lemon grass (only the white part), roughly chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• A small bunch of coriander roots, roughly chopped
• Salt, to taste

1. Poach the chicken pieces in 1 liter of boiling water. Once tender and cooled slightly, shred the chicken with your fingers. Transfer the poaching liquid into a bowl and set aside.
2. Bring water to the boil in the same pot and add the noodles and green beans. Once noodles are al dente, drain everything into a colander and run them under cold water. Set aside.
3. Pound all the ingredients listed under 'laksa paste' heading in a mortar and pestle, along with the warm water that the chillies have been soaking in (tip: add salt in the beginning -- it acts as an abrasive and breaks down the other ingredients more effectively). Alternatively, you could use a blender to make the paste.
4. Add vegetable oil to a medium-sized pot and tip in the laksa paste. Cook on a medium flame until the oils from the paste start to rise to the top and become aromatic, about 10 minutes. Pour in 2 cups of the chicken poaching liquid and fish sauce and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the coconut milk and let it come to the boil, then simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, until slightly reduced. Check the seasoning and add more stock to loosen out the soup if need be.
5. To serve, add the noodles and beans to a bowl and ladle in the soup. Top with shredded chicken, other condiments, and a fresh squeeze of lime. Serve hot.

chicken, egg, green beans, vegetable oil, coconut milk, fish sauce, laksa, shallots, garlic, ginger, red chillies, turmeric powder, coriander seeds, lemon grass, sugar, coriander roots, salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/33916-chicken-laksa (may not work)