Sour and Spicy Lemongrass Shrimp Soup Recipe

Ingredients:
Water - 4 cups
Lemongrass - 2 stalks, fresh and sliced
Ginger - 3 one inch slices, fresh and sliced
Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp
Fish sauce - 1 tbsp
Shrimps - 2 medium
Chilly peppers - 12
White onion - 1, sliced
Roasted chilli paste - 2 tbsp
Mushrooms - 1/2 cup
Tomato - 1, chopped
Lime juice - 4 tbsp
Cilantro - 2 sprigs

Method:
1. In a soup pot, boil the water and add the lemongrass, ginger, tamarind paste and fish sauce.
2. Shell and de-vein the shrimps and add to the pot. Boil for 3 minutes.
3. Add the sliced onions, roasted chilli paste and the mushrooms and boil for another 8 minutes.
4. Add the chilly peppers and the tomatoes. Remove from heat and add the lime juice.
5. Add the fish sauce and garnish with cilantro leaves.
6. Serve hot.