Penang Laksa Soup For A Healthy You!

To get a glowing and flawless skin, women try many tricks. We are often confused about what to include in our diet that can make us look healthy, beautiful and fit. Soups are one option we can't deny even if we are dieting! Soups are a perfect appetizer to restore the necessary water balance in our body. Soups have an anti-inflammatory effect as it protects you from falling sick very often. A bowl of soup boosts your immune system and cuts down calories. Thus, you should always have a bowl of soup at least once in a day.

Today, we bring you a lip-smacking Penang Laksa soup that is yummy and very easy to prepare. The key ingredient of this soup is coconut and noodles. We all know the health benefits of coconut. It is high in saturated fats that is easily metabolised. Coconut milk is very good for your skin and it has been used as the main ingredient in many cuisines around the world. So, you must try Penang Laksa soup as it is healthy, low in calories and good for your skin. So, we suggest you to try this recipe and do write us about how you find this Penang Laksa Soup.

Serves:4
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• Onion-1 (roughly chopped)
• Lemon grass stem- 2tbsp (finely chopped)
• Cornflour- 1tbsp
• Coconut milk- 2 cups
• Vegetable stock- 2½ cups
• Oil- 1tbsp
• Paneer- ¼ cup (sliced)
• Bean sprout- 1/2 cup
• Boiled noodles- ½ cup
• Salt- to taste
• Turmeric powder- 1/4 tbsp
• Kashmiri dry chillies- 2 (broken)
• Garlic- 2 cloves
• Tamarind- 1tbsp
• Sugar- 1tbsp
• Basil leaves (for garnishing)

Procedure

• Blend onions and lemon grass with 2tbsp water and make a thin paste. Keep the paste aside.
• In a bowl, dissolve the cornflour and coconut milk together. Whisk and keep the mix aside.
• Heat the oil in a deep bottomed pan on a high flame. Add the paste and cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Add the vegetable stock and salt and bring it to boil.
• Now, lower the flame and add the coconut milk and cornflour mix. Simmer it for another 5 minutes.
• Add the bean sprout and finely sliced paneer and simmer it for next 2 minutes. Put the pan off flame.

Penang Laksa soup is ready. Put the boiled noodles in serving bowl. Garnish it with basil leaves. Serve the soup immediately.