Tom yum soup

lightly crushed

fresh, crushed

peeled and sliced, available from asian supermarkets

cut into quarters, seeds removed

juice only

tamarind is available from asian supermarkets, soak the tamarind in hot water and push the pulp through a sieve to make tamarind water

thinly sliced

nam pla, or to taste

available from asian supermarkets, use brown sugar if unavailable

shelled, gutted and split in half

cut into chunks

small, leaves

small, leaves, available from asian supermarkets