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Spicy Indo-Chinese Veg Manchow Soup Recipe

Mansi Akaveeya
Veg Manchow soup is an Indo-Chinese cuisine that has become a popular starter in many restaurants and during wedding occasions is a healthy spicy and sour soup served with noodles. 
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • For noodles
  • 4 cups Water
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Oil
  • 2 tsp Corn flour
  • 1 pack Of Hakka noodles
  • Oil for deep frying
  • For soup
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 1-2 tsp Ginger (finely chopped)
  • 2 tsp Garlic (finely crushed)
  • 2-3 Green chili (finely chopped)
  • ½ Onion (chopped)
  • ½ Carrot (chopped)
  • 3 tbsp Cabbage (chopped)
  • ½ Capsicum (chopped)
  • 1 tbsp French Beans (chopped)
  • 1 tsp Spring onion (chopped)
  • 1 tbsp Coriander stem (chopped)
  • 3-4 cups Water
  • 1-2 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 2 tsp Vinegar
  • ½ tsp Black pepper powder
  • 1 tsp Chili sauce
  • ½ tbsp Corn flour
  • Salt as per requirement

Instructions
 

  • For noodles, in a vessel pour water, salt and oil. When the water comes to a boil, add the Hakka noodles to it.
  • Cook the noodles for 5 minutes or until they become soft and fluffy.
  • Drain the noodles and wash them with cold water and put them aside.
  • Now add corn flour to the boiled noodles and mix gently.
  • Deep fry the noodles in the hot oil on medium flame and stir occasionally.
  • Fry on both sides by flipping them over and take off when they turn brown and crispy.
  • Cook all the noodles and keep the crispy noodles aside.
  • Now in a large kadhai, heat oil, then add ginger, garlic and green chili.
  • Saute them for a while and then add onions to them. Saute until it shrinks slightly.
  • Now add carrot, cabbage, capsicum, French beans, spring onions and coriander stem in the kadhai.
  • Mix and cook them for a minute. Pour water and add salt. Stir well. Let it boil for some time.
  • Then add soy sauce, vinegar, black pepper powder and chili sauce. Mix all the ingredients.
  • In a bowl take corn flour and add water. Make a slurry and break all the lumps.
  • Stir well and add the slurry to the soup and cook until the soup thickens slightly.
  • Mix and take off the soup from the flame. In a bowl serve the soup, and add the fried noodles to it.

Notes

  • For richer flavors, you can add veg stock instead of water. 
  • You can use readily available fried noodles. 
  • Veggies of your choice can be added for example you can add mushrooms. 
  • Add fried noodles just before serving them.
Keyword veg manchow soup