Vanilla & lime asian fruit salad

Ingredients

• 4 cups water
• 1 cup grated palm sugar
• 1 vanilla bean
• 2 centimetre piece fresh ginger (10g), chopped finely
• 3 star anise
• 1 tablespoon finely grated lime rind
• 1/3 cup lime juice
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh vietnamese mint
• 2 mangoes, chopped coarsely
• 3 star fruit, sliced thinly
• 2 oranges, segmented
• 1 pineapple, chopped coarsely
• 1 papaya, chopped coarsely
• 1/2 cup passionfruit pulp
• 12 rambutans, halved
• 12 lychees, halved