Finely chop the coriander stems and chop the coriander leaves into roughly 1.5cm cuts.

Stir fry the coriander leaves with 1/2 tablespoon olive oil on medium heat until the colour changes. Put aside for the final step of the recipe.

Dice the onion and mince the garlic clove.

Stir fry the diced onion, minced garlic, and chopped coriander stem with the rest of the olive oil on medium heat until fragrant.

Add the minced beef and stir fry until brown.

Add stir fried coriander stems, onion, garlic, and minced beef in a big pot on medium heat.

Add the spices and tomato paste and let simmer for around 5~10 minutes.

Mix in the stir fried coriander leaves from step 2 for fragrance. Serve soup with any long-grain rice.