Simplified 'Penang' Assam Laksa

Suddenly had in mind this recette i tried years back when i was an adolescent. The first time i had this it was like yucks! What a weird local delicacies, still preferred the nonya style laksa with coconut milk savory. However today i wish to give it a try to prepare it, omitting the 'hay ko' simply prawn paste. I surfed the internet, the soup base is make up of some fish and cook with shallots and balacan. Perhaps mine style could taste abit blend since i don have much ingredients choices plus this is a vegetarian blog...juz having fun experiementing, cheers :) Garnishing 1 cucumber cut into strips 1 pineapple (canned if can't get fresh) cut into strips green chillies few twigs of peppermint leaves 1-2 stalks of lemon grass cut into rings Soup base ~ i used laksa paste to replace the spices and cook with tamarind paste (sieve thru), season with salt and sugar. Instead of rice vermicelli i replaced it with spaghetti noodles. In a serving bowl, add in the noodles and garnishes all the vegetables on top. Ladle some assam laksa soup over and serve immediately.