This is a recipe that I cooked on 21 September 2019, 29 March 2022 and 28 October 2023. There's an interesting story behind it.

Somehow I'm still not really happy with this dish. Maybe more attention to the sambal would improve it.

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Ingredients

Per portion

quantity		ingredient		step
150 g		Hokkien noodles or similar, cooked		1
30 g		onion		2
10 g		garlic		2
30 g		squid tubes		2
60 g		firm dofu		2
60 g		fresh tomato		2
60 g		cooked potato		2
30 g		soya sauce		3
10 g		dark soya sauce		3
15 g		sambal ulek		3
15 g		tomato sauce		3
1		egg		4
		oil		5
60 g		taugeh		8
		karuveppilai (curry leaves)		8
		lime segments		8

Preparation

1. Loosen noodles in hot water, then drain.

2. Cut squid, dofu, tomatoes and potato into cubes. Cut onion finely, crush garlic.

   
   

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3. Prepare sauce mixture.

4. Beat eggs and reserve.

5. Heat oil, fry onion, then garlic gently until glassy.

6. Add tomato and cook until soft.

7. Add squid, dofu and potato cubes and fry over high heat until cooked. Add noodles and sauce ingredients. Mix well and cook until hot.

8. Add karuveppilai, taugeh and beaten eggs. Cook until eggs have set. Serve with lime segments.

   
   

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