Steps for making the lemongrass coriander stalk

  1. Heat 2 litres of water
  2. Add 1 cup of chopped coriander stalk
  3. Add 1 slit green chilli
  4. Add 3 sticks of cut lemon grass
  5. Boil for 8 minutes, keep stirring, 
  6. While the lemongrass and coriander stalk is cooking, cut the vegetables. I have used onion, ginger, carrots and spring onions.
  7. Take off the flame and steep for 5 minutes
  8. Take the chilli, coriander stalk and lemon grass out of the pan, carefully
  9. Drain the water into a clean vessel and keep aside 

Steps for making the soup:

  1. Now, in a pan heat 4 tablespoons of Oil
  2. After the oil is hot add 1 inch minced ginger and stir,
  3. Add 1 diced onion and stir, 
  4. Add  3 spring onion whites and stir
  5. Next, add 1 diced carrot and stir
  6. Add salt and sugar for stir frying veggies
  7. Add 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric for colour and taste
  8. Add 1 teaspoon of pepper powder, keep stirring
  9. In a bowl take 2 ladles of the warm stalk and add corn flour to it, mix well using a fork, to prevent lumps
  10. Add the cooked veggies into the lemongrass coriander stalk  
  11. Add the corn flour mixture to this and stir to incorporate
  12. Simmer this for around 5 minutes again
  13. Add coriander leaves and spring onion greens right before serving
  14. Right before turning off the flame add the juice of 1 lemon, adding it at the end the taste packs a punch.
  15. Serve in a soup bowl hot!