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Vegetable Manchow Soup - An Indo-Chinese Recipe
Aruna
Manchow Soup is a mandatory part of any Indo-Chinese menu. I love it because it is chock-a-bloc with veggies and can be a meal by itself.
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Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
30
minutes
mins
Course
Soup
Cuisine
Chinese
Servings
4
Ingredients
1x
2x
3x
50
Gms
Cabbage
50
Gms
Purple Cabbage
1
Large Carrot
1
Large Capsicum
10
Mushrooms
2
Spring Onions with Greens
8
Garlic Cloves
1"
Ginger
2
Green Chillies
1.5
tbsp
Soy Sauce
1
tbsp
Vinegar
1.5
tbsp
Corn Flour
1
tbsp
Oil
3
Cups
Water
Salt to Taste
For Garnish
50
Gms
Hakka Noodles
Oil for Frying the Hakka Noodles
Instructions
The Preparations for Manchow Soup
Chop all vegetables to fine pieces.
Keep the spring onion and its greens separate.
Chop the ginger, garlic, and chillies to fine pieces as well.
Dissolve 1.5 tbsp corn flour in 1/4 cup water. Set aside.
Method to Fry Hakka Noodles
Boil the hakka noodles just to soften them.
Leave in the colander to drain water completely.
Sprinkle corn flour and mix well.
Heat some oil.
Deep fry noodles till they just start to turn brown.
Remove from the oil and place on a kitchen tissue.
Set aside.
Method to Make Manchow Soup
In a pan, heat the oil.
Add ginger, garlic and green chillies.
Saute till the aromas are released.
Add the spring onions.
Do not
add the spring onion greens at this stage.
Stir-fry for a minute.
Add the mushrooms and stir-fry to 1 minute.
Add carrots and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
Add the capsicum and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
Add both the cabbages and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
Add spring onion greens and mix well.
Add soy sauce and vinegar.
Mix well.
Stir-fry for 1 minute.
Add 3 cups water.
Simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the corn flour paste and salt.
Mix well and simmer till the Manchow Soup thickens a bit.
Divide into 4 equal portions.
Top with some fried Hakka noodles.
Serve hot!
Notes
You could also add some boiled Hakka Noodles to the Soup to make it more hearty and a complete meal.
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