Manchow Soup
This is a Chinese-style soup popular in Indian Chinese cuisine due to its ease of preparation and hot spicy taste. The soup uses a spicies that adds lot of flavor to the soup.
Yield
3 servingsPrep
15 minCook
10 minReady
28 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | medium |
carrots
chopped |
|
| ¼ | small |
cabbage
chopped |
*
|
| ½ | medium |
green bell peppers
capsicum |
|
| 1 | each |
scallions, spring or green onions
sliced |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
vegetable oil
|
|
| ½ | inch |
ginger
|
*
|
| 2 | cloves |
garlic
chopped, up to 3 clove |
|
| 4 | cups |
water
or vegetable stock |
|
| 2 | each |
green chili peppers
|
*
|
| ½ | tablespoon |
red chili sauce
|
* |
| 2 | tablespoons |
soy sauce, tamari
|
|
| 50 | grams |
paneer
or tofu |
*
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
cornstarch
cornflour |
|
| 1 | x |
salt
to taste |
*
|
| 1 | x |
black pepper
to taste |
*
|
| 1 | cup |
noodles
deep fried |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | medium |
carrots
chopped |
|
| 0.3 | small |
cabbage
chopped |
*
|
| 0.5 | medium |
green bell peppers
capsicum |
|
| 1 | each |
scallions, spring or green onions
sliced |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
vegetable oil
|
|
| 0.5 | inch |
ginger
|
*
|
| 2 | cloves |
garlic
chopped, up to 3 clove |
|
| 946 | ml |
water
or vegetable stock |
|
| 2 | each |
green chili peppers
|
*
|
| 7.5 | ml |
red chili sauce
|
* |
| 3E+1 | ml |
soy sauce, tamari
|
|
| 5E+1 | grams |
paneer
or tofu |
*
|
| 45 | ml |
cornstarch
cornflour |
|
| 1 | x |
salt
to taste |
*
|
| 1 | x |
black pepper
to taste |
*
|
| 237 | ml |
noodles
deep fried |
|
Directions
Slice spring onion. Heat oil in a non stick wok.
Add spring onions to the oil in the wok along with ginger and garlic and toss. Add carrot, cabbage to the wok.
Add 4 cups stock and green chillies to the wok.
Add red chilli sauce and soy sauce and mix. Cut tofu into ½ inch cubes and add to the soup.
Mix cornflour with ¼ cup water and add to the soup and cook until it thickens. Add salt and black pepper and mix.
Chop capsicum, reserve some for garnish and add the rest to the soup and mix well.
Serve the soup hot garnished with crisp noodles.
For Noodles
First Boil the noodles with little bit oil and water.
Drain from water properly and deep fry it.
