Crush or finely chop the garlic. Cut the tofu into 2cm chunks. Remove the tough inner stems from the kale, then coarsely chop the leaves. Coarsely chop the peanuts.
Step 2 — Start curry
Bring a medium saucepan of water to the boil for the noodles. Heat 1 tbs vegetable oil in a medium deep frypan over medium heat. Cook the garlic and tofu, stirring, for 2 mins or until golden and warmed through. Add the curry paste and cook, stirring, for 1 min or until fragrant. Stir in the coconut milk until combined.
Step 3 — Simmer curry
Add the kale and 60ml (¼ cup) water to the tofu mixture. Cook, covered, for 2 mins. Remove the lid, reduce the heat to low and cook for a further 3 mins or until the sauce is thickened and the kale is tender. Stir in ½ tsp soy sauce. Remove the pan from the heat.
Step 4 — Cook noodles
Meanwhile, cook the noodles in the pan of boiling water for 3 mins or until tender. Drain, then rinse under hot water to prevent the noodles from sticking (see Kitchen 101).
Step 5 — Serve up
Divide the noodles among bowls. Top with the tofu curry, scatter with the peanuts and enjoy!
Step 6 — Kitchen 101
Rinsing the noodles helps to prevent them sticking together by removing some of the starch.