Southeast AsianSoup / stew

Curry Laksa Comfort

Rice noodles, crisp tofu, mushrooms, edamame and pak choi in a fragrant lemongrass coconut curry broth with bean sprouts and lime.

Eat nowMake-aheadContains gluten, soy
Hands-on24 minTotal time34 minEnergy767 kcalProtein37g
Recipe details
HeartyEasy-goingFreezer-friendlyPregnancy caution

Equipment: Blender, Hob

Keep chilled after cooking

Curry Laksa Comfort
Servings1 standard portionAdjust

Choose how to scale

Choose a straightforward number of standard portions.

Personalised scaling becomes available after you add someone to Household.

Standard portions

About 700 kcal per adult reference portion

Making 1 standard portion. Ingredients, instructions and Cooking Mode update together.

Doubling up barely adds effort and covers another mealtime.

Ingredients

Noodles

Laksa

Fresh finish

Laksa paste

Broth

Now we make

Method

Do the night before

  1. 1
    Defrost 60g cooked edamame overnight in the fridge if using frozen

These steps sit outside the cooking-day clock.

24 min hands-on 34 min altogether
  1. 2
    Cover 48g dry rice noodles with just-boiled water and leave according to the packet until just tender. Drain, rinse briefly and divide into a serving bowl.
    πŸ– 2 minπŸ’€ 5 min unattended
  2. 3
    Pat 135g firm tofu dry, tear into rough bite-sized pieces and brown in half the 4ml olive oil for 5-6 minutes until several faces are crisp. Move to a plate
    πŸ– 6 min
  3. 4
    Blend or pound 33g red onion, 1 clove garlic, 7g ginger, 9g finely grated or paste lemongrass, 1 tsp House Curry Powder Blend and ΒΌ fresh chilli with the remaining oil into a rough paste. Fry it in the same pan for 4-5 minutes until deeply fragrant and no longer raw
    πŸ– 7 min
  4. 5
    Pour in 75ml full-fat, tinned coconut milk, 260ml House Veggie Broth and 7ml soy sauce. Add 75g mushrooms, bring to a steady simmer and cook uncovered for 8 minutes so the broth takes on their savoury depth
    πŸ– 3 minπŸ’€ 5 min unattended
  5. 6
    Return the crisp tofu with edamame. Separate the 90g pak choi stems from the leaves; simmer the stems for 2 minutes, then add the leaves for 1 minute so both remain vivid and the stems keep their snap
    πŸ– 4 min
  6. 7
    Squeeze 16ml lime juice into the broth and taste for salt, sourness and heat. Ladle over the noodles, keeping the tofu and pak choi visible, then pile on 75g beansprouts. Store broth, noodles and fresh finish separately if making ahead
    πŸ– 2 min

Look under the lid

Nutrition details

Nutrition is shown for one standard portion, not the whole batch selected above.

Explore full nutrition

Nutrition summary

At a glance

Higher inPhosphorusFolateVitamin C
Lower inVitamin ECholineVitamin A

Worth noticing: Saturated Fat uses more than half of the daily limit in this portion.

Calories

767kcal

37%
Top contributors
Firm Tofu Β· 27%Coconut Milk Β· 23%Rice Noodles Β· 22%
19% cal

Protein

37.1g

59%
Top contributors
Firm Tofu Β· 46%Edamame Β· 19%Rice Noodles Β· 8%
34% cal

Carbs

64.7g

Top contributors
Rice Noodles Β· 52%Firm Tofu Β· 8%Edamame Β· 7%
47% cal

Fat

39.9g

57%
Top contributors
Coconut Milk Β· 45%Firm Tofu Β· 34%Olive Oil Β· 9%

Small numbers, big impact

Everyday essentials

Fibre11.74g
40%
Top contributors
Edamame Β· 27%Coconut Milk Β· 14%Beansprouts Β· 11%
Vitamin B120.03ΞΌg
1%
Top contributors
Mushrooms Β· 100%
Vitamin D0.15ΞΌg
1%
Top contributors
Mushrooms Β· 100%
Iodine0.00ΞΌg
0%
Iron10.31mg
57%
Top contributors
Firm Tofu Β· 36%Edamame Β· 13%Coconut Milk Β· 12%
Zinc5.12mg
47%
Top contributors
Firm Tofu Β· 44%Edamame Β· 16%Coconut Milk Β· 10%
Calcium692.64mg
69%
Top contributors
Firm Tofu Β· 67%Pak Choi Β· 14%Edamame Β· 5%

Nutrients food alone won't reliably cover

These three are commonly under-consumed across all diets, not just plant-based ones - the difference is mainly B12, which has no whole plant food source at all.

  • Vitamin B12: is absent from whole plant foods entirely - the number above only reflects fortified ingredients (nutritional yeast, fortified soy milk). A reliable B12 supplement or fortified source is the standard recommendation for a fully plant-based diet, regardless of what any single day's total shows.
  • Omega-3 (EPA/DHA): most people fall short here regardless of diet - the typical omnivore diet doesn't include much oily fish either. This app only tracks ALA, the plant form (flax, walnuts, hemp, chia). The body converts some ALA to EPA and very little to DHA - the forms most directly used by the brain, eyes and heart - and that conversion is inefficient. An algae-oil supplement is the usual plant-based way to get EPA/DHA directly; it won't show up as an ingredient in any recipe here.
  • Vitamin D: deficiency is widespread across all diets, not just plant-based ones - it's mostly absent from whole plant foods here, and even the fortified soy milk and yogurt tracked don't cover the full target from food alone. Reasonable sun exposure or a D2/D3 supplement is the standard recommendation.

Not medical advice - if you're eating fully plant-based long-term, it's worth a conversation with a GP or dietitian, and a blood test is the reliable way to check where you actually stand.

See the full supplement guide (incl. creatine) β†’
Recipe helperAdapt this recipeTell EatMacroPlant what needs to change, all in one go.
Make it work with what you have

Ingredients

Make it work with what you have

Remove what is unavailable, avoid allergens and suggest ingredients you would be happy to use.

I don't have these

EatMacroPlant could leave them out or find a sensible replacement.

Allergens to avoid

Saved household allergies stay selected here; you can add extras for guests.

Ingredients I'd like to use

Optional. Pick a matched ingredient or type a custom one, add nutrition per 100 g if needed, and remember it privately for next time. EatMacroPlant would work out a suitable amount in the adapted recipe.

How should it feel to cook?

Effort

How should it feel to cook?

Choose the overall direction, then add a time limit or practical priorities if they matter.

Maximum hands-on time

Pick the pace that sounds kindest today.

Where is it headed?

Occasion

Where is it headed?

A potluck recipe needs to travel well; a dinner-party version can put more emphasis on presentation.

Give it a gentle cultural leaning

Flavour direction

Give it a gentle cultural leaning

EatMacroPlant would treat this as an influence, not make unsupported claims of authenticity.

What should the adaptation support?

Nutrition

What should the adaptation support?

Choose a practical preset and, if you like, highlight particular nutrients for EatMacroPlant to prioritise and verify.

Your adaptation basket

0 unavailable ingredients0 allergens avoided0 ingredient ideasKeep it similarEverydayPreserve the recipe's current identityKeep the balance

Your choices are sent securely to the server-side recipe helper. The resulting adaptation remains private to this browser unless you save it to Family Favourites.

3 of 3 AI recipe creations left today on this browser. New recipes and adaptations share the allowance.

Read, taste, adjustβ€”and make it yours.