Water Spinach & Mushroom Soup

Ingredients:

• Water Spinach
• 5-6 Mushrooms
• 1 Small Yellow Onion
• 3-4 Birds Eye Chili
• 4 Cloves Garlic
• 1 Teaspoon Turmeric
• 1 Teaspoon Paprika 
• Tamarind Paste

Lets start by prepping the ingredients. Wash and chop the water spinach to pieces about 2-3 inches and set aside. Chop (not dice!) the yellow onion and dice then garlic. Chop the mushroom into bite size pieces. Cut the bird eye chili into half and remove some of the seed, you can also leave all the seeds if you want it spicy. Mix approximately 1 tablespoon of tamarind with 1 cup of water. This will be used to flavor the broth of the soup later.

Now to start cooking. Add some oil to a heated pot. The oil should be enough to partially submerge the chopped onions, depending on the pot you should not need anymore than 2 tablespoons. Once the oil has been heated for a bit, add the onion and garlic to the pot. Stir and let cook until the onions soften.

Add turmeric and paprika to the pot and mix well. Cook for another 2 minutes till the spices have mixed with the onion. Now add the mushrooms and the chili to the pot. Cook for another 2-3 minutes, then add the chopped water spinach. Now you want to cover and cook until the water spinach are all cooked. 

Now add the tamarind and water mixture to the pot and mix well. Simmer for another 10 minutes. After that add salt to taste and your done!