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Steps for making the lemongrass coriander stalk
- Heat 2 litres of water
- Add 1 cup of chopped coriander stalk
- Add 1 slit green chilli
- Add 3 sticks of cut lemon grass
- Boil for 8 minutes, keep stirring,
- While the lemongrass and coriander stalk is cooking, cut the vegetables. I have used onion, ginger, carrots and spring onions.
- Take off the flame and steep for 5 minutes
- Take the chilli, coriander stalk and lemon grass out of the pan, carefully
- Drain the water into a clean vessel and keep aside
Steps for making the soup:
- Now, in a pan heat 4 tablespoons of Oil
- After the oil is hot add 1 inch minced ginger and stir,
- Add 1 diced onion and stir,
- Add 3 spring onion whites and stir
- Next, add 1 diced carrot and stir
- Add salt and sugar for stir frying veggies
- Add 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric for colour and taste
- Add 1 teaspoon of pepper powder, keep stirring
- In a bowl take 2 ladles of the warm stalk and add corn flour to it, mix well using a fork, to prevent lumps
- Add the cooked veggies into the lemongrass coriander stalk
- Add the corn flour mixture to this and stir to incorporate
- Simmer this for around 5 minutes again
- Add coriander leaves and spring onion greens right before serving
- Right before turning off the flame add the juice of 1 lemon, adding it at the end the taste packs a punch.
- Serve in a soup bowl hot!