Instructions

Prep

1. In a blender, grind 1/2 an onion, garlic, ginger, dry red chillies. You don't have to, but if your blender isn't powerful enough, add upto 1 tbsp water to blend. Set aside.
2. Dissolve the No Chicken stock base in 2 cups of water. Set aside. Skip this step if using vegetable stock.
3. Dissolve the chickpea flour in 1/4 cup of above stock. Set aside.
4. Cook the dried noodles in a pot of salted water until soft. Drain and set aside.
5. Pan fry the tofu. See notes below for special instructions on getting crisp skin.

Make the curry

1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan. Once hot, add the diced onion and fry untl it begins to brown.
2. Add the ground curry paste and cook on low-medium heat until the raw, pungent smells dissipate and the paste is fragrant. Stir in the tomato paste.
3. Add the chopped carrots and kale. Season with the ground coriander and cumin. Mix with the paste well and cook for a couple of minutes just to get the flavors infused into the carrots.
4. Add the plant-based Chicken stock and the chickpea flour slurry, cover and bring to a boil until the chickpea smell doesn't stand out.
5. Add the soy sauce, coconut milk and the cooked navy beans.
6. Let it simmer on low heat for 4-5 minutes to get the flavors infused.
7. Taste and adjust salt and other seasonings. If the curry is too thick, add more water, but remember, the curry will thicken more as it cools because of the chickpea flour.
8. Remove from heat.

Assemble

1. Add a handful of cooked noodles in each serving bowl.
2. Ladle a generous amount of curry on the noodles, letting it pool a little on the sides.
3. Top each bowl with a few pieces of pan-fried tofu, a teaspoon of roasted peanut, a pinch of fried onion, and a pinch of fried garlic.
4. Sprinkle a little chopped cilantro, and squeeze a dash of lemon juice.
5. Serve hot immediately.
6. LEFTOVERS: Refrigerate leftover curry and noodles separately. Storing them together, will cause the noodles to drink up the curry, and get bloated and soggy. Separate is best. Assemble in a bowl and microwave to warm up before eating.