Thursday 10 March 2011

Thai lemon grass soup


Thai lemon grass soup is a watery soup, if you prefer a thicker consistency add tomatoes. For non-vegetarians chicken stalk can be added for better taste.

Ingredients:
Galangal - 1 inch piece
Lemon grass - 2/3 stalks
Shallots - 4
Garlic - 4 cloves
Ghee - 1 spoon
Birds eye chilli - 2
Tomatoes - 2 (optional)
Chicken stalk - 1 cup(optional)
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Water - 1 cup


Cooking method:

Peel the onion, garlic and gangal . Chop all the ingredients into small pieces and roast it in ghee/butter. Bring it boil for about 10 minutes by adding a cup of water. Add half a spoon of salt and the soup is ready to serve.