Tom yum Soup - Vegetarian

This is one of my favorite soup.  This soup is good appetizer and healthy too. It boosts your immune system. It helps to fight cold and flu viruses.

This soup is easy to make.

Ingredients:

Vegetable stock                                                  3 cup

Lemongrass                                                  1 stalk (you can use frozen also)

Soft tofu                                                        1 box (cut like cubes)

Lime leaves                                                  2 whole

Red chili sauce                                               ½ tsp

Thai Green chili chopped                                   1 no

Ginger chopped                                              1tbsp

Baby mushrooms                                            1 cup

Mixed Vegetables like cauliflower, broccoli, snow beans, bok choy - 1cup

Soy sauce                                                   3 tsp

Basil chopped                                           ½ cup

Cilantro chopped                                     ½ cup

Coconut milk                                           ½ tin

Salt                                                           to taste

Sugar                                                        1 tsp

Lime juice                                                  1tsp

Method

• Chop the lemongrass very finely
• Take a soup pot. Pour the stock, add lemon grass, lime leaves. chillies, and chopped ginger. Let it boil till broth is very fragrant.
• Add mushrooms and cook till soften.
• Add bok choy and other vegetables. Simmer the stove and cook till the vegetables are cooked.
• Reduce the heat, add coconut milk, soy sauce, Tofu, sugar and lime juice. Stir gently.
• Taste the soup. If not spicy add red chili sauce in it.
• When you serve the soup , add the basil and cilantro leaves sprinkled over it.
• Its so yummy.