Ingredients

Lime (or lemon) Juice, 1 Tbsp

Thai Sweet Chili Paste (purchase), 1 tsp

Bird’s eye chili, 2

fish sauce, 1 Tblsp

chicken stock, 1 cup

straw mushrooms, 1 Tblsp (or button thinly sliced)

lemongrass, 1 Tblsp thinly sliced and smashed

galangal, 1 tsp thinly sliced

kaffir lime leaf, 1 cut into small pieces

chicken, 2 oz sliced

shallot, 2 pieces, smashed

cherry tomato, 2 each cut into half

coriander leaf, 1 (optional garnish)

deep fried dried chili, 1 (optional garnish)

coconut milk, 1 cup

Preparation

Place chicken stock in a wok. Bring to a boil. Add galangal, lemongrass and kaffir lime leaf. Add coconut milk and lightly stir until soup boils. Add tomato, straw mushrooms and chicken. Keep stirring until chicken turns white in color. Add spring onion, lime juice and fish sauce and chili. Pour soup into bowl. Garnish with fresh coriander leaf and fried chili.