If you’re craving for Thai food, this recipe will show you how to make your own healthy basil tofu glass noodle salad in the comfort of your home. For extra sweetness, try adding some cubed pineapple to the dressing.
Ingredients
Marinade:
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp tumeric powder
- ¼ tsp ginger powder
- 3-4 tsp fish sauce
- 1 packet tau kwa, cut into cubes
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small white onion, diced
- 1-2 chilli padi, minced
- A handful of basil leaves
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- ½ tbsp palm sugar
- A handful of glass noodles
For the Dressing:
- 2 small shallots, sliced thinly
- A handful of coriander leaves
- 1 lemongrass, white part sliced thinly
- 1 chilli padi, minced
- 5 tbsp white vinegar
- Juice from 5 limes
Steps
Mix all the ingredients for the tau kwa marinade and season tau kwa with it.
Deep-fry tau kwa till golden brown.
Fry garlic till fragrant. Add onions and fry till soft, add chillies and fry until fragrant.
Add the deep-fried tau kwa and basil leaves and stir well.
Add fish sauce, oyster sauce and palm sugar. Stir-fry till well combined
Blanche glass noodles in boiling water and drain.
Mix all the ingredients for the dressing and drizzle over the glass noodles. Serve together with the tau kwa.
Recipe: Elaine Chan and Audrey Loke, Photo: Angela Guo/Simply Her