Granny's Chicken Soup - My Singapore Food

Ingredients

• 2 cuts of chicken
• 1 large thumb young ginger, thinly sliced
• 3 stalks spring onions, sliced about an inch long
• 1 tsp top-grade sesame oil
• 1 tsp canola oil
• 6 cloves garlic, lightly bashed with skin removed
• 1/2 tsp coriander seeds, bashed in mortar and pestle
• 1 tsp white peppercorns, bashed in mortar and pestle
• 2 large dried scallops, pre-soaked in cold water for 10-15 minutes
• 2 litres water
• 2 tins mushrooms, drained
• 3 large strips fish maw (Prepare with hot, not boiling water. Soak in the hot water for 30 minutes and rinse under cold water before cutting into strips)
• A pinch of salt, to taste
• Coriander leaves, for garnish