Category: Soups

This hearty soup is ideal as a meal by itself on a wintery evening. I have used vegetables as the stuffing in the wontons and instead of using a vegetable broth, have used finely chopped vegetables. The recipe for making the wontons is shared under the recipe of Crispy fried Wantons of this Website. The Wontons are not fried nor steamed when being added to the soup. They are added directly to the boiling soup and allowed to cook for a couple of minutes. Served with a dash of white vinegar or soya sauce as per one’s preference.

Ingredients :

Equal quantities of the following vegetables :

• Carrot
• French Beans
• Spring onions
• Spring onion greens
• Sweet corn
• Spinach
• Noodles
• 1 tbsp white Vinegar
• 1 green chilly
• Salt
• 1 tbsp corn flour
• 1 tsp of sugar

Here I chopped half a small carrot and used the same to measure the quantity of the remaining vegetables.

Method :

Chop the vegetables very fine and cook along with the noodles, minced green chilly, sugar and salt in a litre of water. When the vegetables are half cooked, drop in the Wontons and cook for a couple of minutes. Remove from flame, add the vinegar and serve sprinkled with spring onion greens.

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This is one soup which is an all time favourite as I am partial to spicy food. A Chinese soup adapted to cater to the Indian palate, it is hot and sour with that tinge of sweetness to it.

Ingredients :

• 1/4 cabbage shredded
• 1/2 medium carrot grated
• 1/4 cup bean sprouts
• 1/2 Capsicum chopped
• 1/2 Red bell pepper chopped
• 1 onion chopped
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1inch piece ginger grated
• 1tbsp soy sauce
• 1tbsp green chilly sauce
• 1tsp chilly oil
• 1 cup thick vegetable puree
• Salt
• A pinch of sugar
• 3 tbsps corn flour
• 1tbsp vinegar
• 1/2tsp pepper powder
• Spring onion greens finely chopped.
• Coriander leaves
• 4 cups water.

Method:
Heat oil. Add the ginger, garlic and onion. Sauté on a high flame for a minute. Add the grated carrot, cabbage and bean sprouts. Toss for a minute. Add the soy sauce, green chilly sauce and toss. Add the Capsicum and red Bell pepper. Toss and add the vegetable puree. Add the sugar, salt, pepper powder and 4 cups of water. Dissolve the corn flour in a little water and add it to the soup. Boil the soup till it thickens. Add the vinegar and coriander leaves. Pour into bowls and drizzle with a little chilly oil and garnish with spring onion greens. Serve immediately.

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