The Family KitchenSarawak Laksa Junior with Chicken, Prawns & Omelette

🇲🇾 Malaysia · 🇲🇾 East Malaysian / Sarawak · Laksa Sarawak · child-friendly bowl

Sarawak Laksa Junior with Chicken, Prawns & Omelette

A fragrant Sarawak-style coconut and tamarind broth over rice vermicelli, piled with shredded chicken, prawns, omelette strips and crunchy bean sprouts. The chilli stays out of the child broth.

25 minPreparation
40 minCooking
65 minTotal time
4Servings
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Sarawak laksa junior with rice vermicelli, coconut broth, shredded chicken, prawns, omelette strips, bean sprouts and lime.
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For 4 servings

What you’ll need

Allergens and labels
Shellfish, Egg, Coconut. Use rice vermicelli labelled gluten-free.. Use gluten-free stock.. Check belacan/shrimp paste for added wheat-containing seasonings.. Use coconut milk without dairy ingredients.

One step at a time

Let’s make it

  1. Blend shallots, garlic, lemongrass, galangal, coriander, cumin, fennel, belacan and optional paprika with a little water into a paste.
  2. Heat oil in a soup pot and cook the paste for 6–8 minutes until fragrant. Add stock, coconut milk and tamarind. Simmer gently for 15 minutes.
  3. Cook rice vermicelli according to the packet. Blanch bean sprouts briefly.
  4. Cook prawns in the broth for 2–3 minutes until opaque. Make a thin omelette in a separate pan, roll it and cut into strips.
  5. Divide noodles into bowls. Add chicken, prawns, omelette and bean sprouts. Ladle over broth and serve with lime and coriander. Keep sambal separate for adults.

Times are estimates. Use the doneness checks in the method.

Make the texture work

Serve plain rice vermicelli, chicken, omelette and prawns in separate sections with a small cup of broth for dipping or pouring.

Season it properly

Adults can add sambal belacan and extra lime after the child serving is prepared.

Simple swaps

Keep a familiar food alongside the meal and follow every packaged-ingredient label check listed above.

Keep it safely

Cool leftovers promptly, refrigerate, and reheat once until steaming hot throughout. Follow ingredient-pack instructions and local food-safety advice.

Food education

What the ingredients bring

These are practical food-group notes, not a laboratory nutrition analysis. Portions and brands change the numbers.

  • Bean sprouts, shallot, garlic, lemongrass, galangal, coriander and lime add plant variety and fresh aromatics around this celebratory noodle bowl.
Malaysian Family Kitchen: Sarawak laksa is distinguished by a spiced sambal-belacan base with tamarind, aromatics and coconut milk, traditionally served with rice vermicelli and multiple toppings. These are ordinary family recipes, not autism treatments or prescribed therapeutic diets. Check every packaged ingredient for gluten, casein and individual allergens.
Before serving: adapt the size and texture to your child’s chewing skills, then let the meal be a relaxed family moment.

Useful next steps

Food support beyond the recipe

Trying new foods toolA visual plan to personalise and print.Selective-eating guideUnderstand your child’s needs without pressure.Gut-health guidePractical guidance for families.

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