Best Authentic Pad Thai

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp cooking oil
• 10 large prawns
• 4 tbsp dried shrimps, chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, chopped
• 80 g roughly chopped shallots
• 170 g pressed tofu (1 square piece), cut into small pieces
• 6 tbsp Finely chopped SWEET preserved daikon radish
• 1 tbsp Dried chili flakes
• 60 g palm sugar
• 6 tbsp water
• 8 tbsp tamarind paste (dissolved in water)
• 4 tbsp fish sauce
• 230 g rice noodles, soaked
• 500 g bean sprouts
• 20 stems garlic chives, cut into 4cm pieces
• 80 g roasted peanuts, chopped
• garlic chives, sliced
• lime wedges
• chili flakes