Hot and Sour Chicken Soup

(Tom Yam Gai)
... the recipe will be posted in its original form not vegan and adapted as I go

Ingredients
1 cup chicken- cut into cubes (or firm tofu perhaps)
5 cups water
1 cup straw mushrooms-cut into halves
2 tomatoes cut inot quarters
2 lemon grass stems- crush and cut into 1 inch pieces
3-4 pieces galangal (ginger)
3-4 kafir lime leaves- take off the stem
5 crushed shallots
soy sauce (or fish sauce)
lime juice
sugar
chilis powder or curshed small chilis (cut into pieces)

Preparation
1. Put leomongrass, shallots, kaffir lime leaves and galangal into boiling water. Continue to boil for 2-3 mintues.
2. Gradually add pieces of chick inot the pot (or tofu). After 1-2 minutes, gently stir (you dont want to stir sooner because the aroma of the raw chicken will take over the curry smell); let them cook for 2-3 minutes (probably a little longer for tofu).
3. Add mushrooms and tomatoes.
4. Add fish sauce (or soy sauce) (about 1/2 tablespoon) and sugar (about 1/2 teaspoon)
5. SImmer for 2 minutes and turn off the heat.
6. Put some chilis powder, fish sauce (soy sauce) (about 1/2 teaspoon), sugar (about 1/2 teaspoon) and lime jice (about 2 teaspoons) in the bottom of your bowl.
7. Add the soup into the bowl to your preferred taste.