"Tom Yam Soup"

i'm so bored today, so might as well post many recipes on OTP. hehe. so here is one of my all time favourite dish. tom yam soup! i like it more when it's hot and spicy. *drool* oh yea, ramadhan and thus syawal are approaching, so expect more biscuit and cake recipes to come on OTP. insyaAllah...

...inda payah rasa, cium bau saja... - "master chef" BB

Ingredients:
squid
de-shelled prawns
chicken breast in medium chunks
carrot
broccoli
cauliflower
tomatoes
1 diced brown onion*
1 inch diced ginger*
5 diced garlic*
1/2 tablespoon blended red chilli*
3 lemon grass
2-3 hot chillies
3 lime leaves (optional)
2-4 tom yam stock cubes or paste*
water
oil
salt msg
*the quantity is up to you. usually i add more especially the tom yam cubes and brown onion

Method:
cut the squids according to your liking, and marinade with a little salt and turmeric powder. stir-fry them and keep it aside for later. firs fry diced brown onion, garlic and ginger with a little oil. then, add in blended red chilli followed by fried squid, prawn and chicken breast. pour in water and then add tom yam cubes or paste, lime leaves, hot chillies, salt and msg to taste. leave it to boil. after the soup is half-boiled, throw in some broccoli, cauliflower, carrot and tomatoes. wait till you satisfy that everything inside the soup is well-cooked.