Hot and sour tofu soup

Name: Hot and sour tofu soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 18.20 gm peanut oil; 8 small red chillies, with stems; 40.00 ml Lemongrass Paste; 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 30.00 ml vegetable stock powder; 3cm piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced; 8 Makrut lime leaves; 2 star anise; 375g thick rice stick noodles; 300g firm tofu, cut into 1.5cm cubes; 20.00 ml tamarind puree; 60ml lime juice; Coriander sprigs, to serve; Long red chilli, thinly sliced, to serve