Ingredients

• 200 gms - prawns, large
• 625 ml - fish stock
• 2 stalks - lemon grass (chopped)
• 3 tbsp - lemon juice
• 2 tsp - vegetable oil
• 3 nos - kaffir lime leaves (chopped)
• 1 tbsp - fish sauce
• 1.5 no - fresh red chilli
• 2 small green chillies
• 1.5 tsp - brown sugar (crushed)
• For Garnishing:
• coriander leaves

How to Make Lemon Grass Soup

• Peel prawns and remove dark veins; keep aside.
• Deseed the chillies and thinly slice them.
• In a pan heat oil, add prawn shells and stir till it changes colour.
• Add fish stock and bring to boil and simmer for 15 mins.
• Strain the stock and return to pan and discard the shell.
• Add lemon grass, lime juice, chillies and sugar to the stock and simmer for 2 mins.
• Add prawns and cook on low heat till it is cooked.
• Serve in warm bowls topped with coriander.