William DavenportSidney Mintz

Ingredients

• rice noodles (beehoon), washed, scalded twice, and drained.
• 4 tablespoons been sprouts (taugeh), washed, prepared, and scalded.
• 2 candle-nuts (buah keras).
• 3 seeded dried red chilies.
• 1 piece dried saffron or turmeric, 1/2 inch long.
• 1/4 cake shrimp paste (blanchan).
• 5 small red onions.
• 1 teaspoon coriander seeds (ketumbar).
• 1 stalk lemon grass (serai), sliced.
• 1 piece ginger-like root (langkuas), 3/4 inch long.
• 6 small fresh prawns.
• 1/4 kati iran parang made into fish balls with 1 teaspoon corn flour, salt and pepper.
• 2 fresh red chilies, finely sliced.
• 1 inch cucumber, finely shredded (remove seeds.).
• 2 finely shredded turmeric or daun kesom leaves.