Singapore Laksa

Name: Singapore Laksa
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 120 g cooking oil; 200 g prawn shell; 550 g water; 200 g shallots; 5 garlic cloves; 3 fresh red chillies; 20 g dried chillies; 2 fresh lemongrass; 3 candlenuts (buah keras); 20 g fresh turmeric; 50 g fresh galangal; 70 g dried shrimp; 1 tbsp coriander powder; 10 g shrimp paste (belacan); 750 g coconut milk; 100 g tofu puffs; 100 g fish cakes; 200 g prawns; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp chicken stock powder; 300 g yellow noodles; 3 hard-boiled eggs; 50 g bean sprouts (taugeh); 20 g laksa leaves