Surimi Sticks in Curry

A couple of days ago, i had the urge to eat laksa, but wanting it to be different, and without the noodles since i don't have the rice vermicelli. Laksa is quite typical South East Asian dish; each country has its own version of Laksa, a type of curry rice-noodles, thus i guess it should not be called laksa anymore if it is without the rice noodles (too bad i don't have that vermicelli, the taste of it in the curry is so kicking!).

I used Surimi sticks, cut in rounds, as the meat ingredient, and i also added small shrimps in it.

Basically, the main ingredients are:

• 250 ml coconut milk
• 2 Indonesian bay leaves
  
• 2 kaffir lime
  
• 1 lemon grass stalk, crushed
  
• 1 tbs oil
• 2 tbs small shrimps
• 10 surimi sticks, cut in rounds
  

Ground spices:

• 1/2 tps fenel
• 1 tps shrimp paste
  
• big pinch of tamarind
• 1 tps galange
  
• 1 tsp cilantro powder
• 1 tps chilies
  
• 1 sdt salt
  
• 2 sdt sugar
  
• 4 shalots
  
• 1/2 tps cumin powder
  
• 1 tps ginger powder
  
• 1 tps curcuma powder
  

Other ingredients:

• Basil leaves
• bean sprouts
• fried shalots
• lemon juice

Methods:

1. Heat oil in a pan. Put the ground spices until brown, add the shrimps.
   
2. Put the rest of the ingredients, boil till ready, take out from fire.
3. Serve with "other ingredients".