Veg Manchow soup is a popular vegetarian soup from Indian Chinese cuisine. It is a hot & spicy vegetarian soup prepared with a lot of vegetables, broth, & flavored with sauces.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Starter
Cuisine: Indian-Chinese
Servings: 4people
Calories: 135kcal
Author: Preeti
Equipment
Heavy bottom pan
Ingredients
To make crisp fried noodles
100gramsnoodles,cooked
2teaspooncornflour,
Oil for deep frying
To make the Manchow soup
2teaspoongarlic,finely chopped
1teaspoonginger,finely grated
¼cupspring onions,finely chopped
¼cupcorns,boiled
4button mushrooms,finely chopped
¼cupcarrot,finely chopped
¼cupgreen capsicum,finely chopped
¼cupcabbage,finely chopped
¼cupbeans,finely chopped
1teaspoonblack pepper powder
salt to taste
1tablespoonsoy sauce
2teaspoonchili sauce
2cupsvegetable broth or water
cornflour slurry - Mix 2 tablespoon cornflour in 5 tablespoon water.If you prefer thick consistency then add 3 tablespoon cornflour
1teaspoonvinegar
cilantro or coriander leaves
spring onion greens
Instructions
Preparation
Finely chop all the vegetables & set it aside.
Finely chop the cilantro & spring onion greens.
Mix 2 teaspoon cornflour to ¼ cup of water. Set it aside.
Add ¼ cup of fresh corn in boiling water. Cook it for 5 minutes. Drain & set it aside. Skip if using canned corn.
Keep all the sauces & seasoning ready.
Making the crisp fried noodles
Cook noodles as per the instructions given on the package.
Drain & rinse it with cold water.
Sprinkle 2 teaspoon cornflour over the noodles.
Coat the noodles with cornflour well.
Heat oil in a pan over medium heat.
Add noodles & fry it until crisp.
Let it set. Do not flip immediately.
Flip & fry on the other side too.
Crisp fried noodles ready.
Once cooled, crush it & set it aside.
Making the Manchow soup
Heat oil over medium heat.
Saute garlic, ginger, and spring onion whites for a minute.
Add boiled corns, mushrooms, carrot, green capsicum, cabbage, and beans.
Saute until vegetables are cooked but crunchy. It might take 3-4 minutes.
Add black pepper powder, salt, soy sauce, and chili sauce. Mix it well.
Next, add 2 cups of vegetable broth or water. Mix it well.
Cook until the soup comes to a boil.
Once the soup starts to boil, add cornflour slurry.
Cook stirring continuously until the soup thickens.
Add vinegar, cilantro, or coriander leaves & spring onion greens.
Simmer & cook for 5 minutes.
Taste & adjust the seasoning. Remove from heat.
Veg Manchow Soup is ready.
Serve with crispy fried noodles. Serve hot & enjoy!
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Notes
Saute the vegetables - Stir fry the vegetables until they are cooked but still crunchy. Do not overcook the vegetables. We do not want soggy vegetables in the soup.
Adjust the consistency of the soup - Manchow is a thick soup. You can add more cornflour slurry to thicken the soup or use less of the slurry to keep it thin.
Add the cornflour slurry only when the soup starts to boil. Also, stir continuously until the soup thickens.
Add sauces & spices as per taste.
You can add some fresh green chilies to the soup with ginger & garlic. I skipped adding it for my kids. But if you prefer spicy, add some fresh green chilies to the soup.
Be careful while adding salt. All the sauces especially soy sauce has salt in it.
Restaurant-style Manchow soup has Ajinomoto in it. Better to avoid it to make it a healthy soup.
Add crispy fried noodles to the Manchow soup only when you are ready to serve.