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Recipe: Shrimp/Mushroom Coconut And Kaffir Lime Soup

February 02, 2023 16:54 IST

Let Chef Manoj Sharma bowl you over with his soothing, steaming bowl of Thai-style Shrimp, Coconut And Kaffir Lime Soup.

Make your own curry paste by blending the galangal, lemon grass and fresh aromatic kaffir lime leaves that add a zingy flavour to the coconut-based broth.

Vegetarians can replace the shrimp with a similar quantity of mushrooms, the more exotic the variety the better.

In Chef Sharma's kitchen subtle Eastern ingredients like galangal, lemon grass are never far away and are the backbone of his cooking style.

Shrimp, Coconut and Kaffir Lime Soup

Serves: 2

Ingredients

Method

Editor's Note: Vegetarians can replace 75 gm of shrimp or prawns with an equal amount of mushrooms, chopped into large pieces. The stalks should be cut in half, lengthwise. The mushrooms should be added at the same stage in cooking as the shrimp.
For those who don't eat fresh garlic or ginger, slip the garlic and opt for dried ginger powder.

Ingredients like galangal and fresh kaffir leaves are available at certain vegetable sellers at your local market who stock 'English' vegetables or at gourmet grocery stores.

Chef Manoj Sharma is the executive chef at RCB Bar and Cafe, a pub owned by Diageo India, Bengaluru.

Chef MANOJ SHARMA