15-Minute Tom Yum Noodle Soup

Ingredients

• 1 roll packaged soba noodles
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 stalk lemongrass, white part only, pounded and bruised
• 5-6 kaffir lime leaves, bruised
• 4-5 slices fresh galangal
• 1/2 small tomato, cut into 3 to 4 wedges
• 6 medium-sized shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 6 canned straw mushrooms or fresh oyster mushrooms, cut into halves
• 1 1/2 tablespoons nam prik pao (thai roasted chili paste)
• 1/2 tablespoon fish sauce
• 3 dashes chili powder
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
• cilantro leaves, for garnishing