Name: Veg Manchow Soup (No Onion No Garlic)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp ginger finely chopped; 1 green chili finely chopped (or to taste); ¼ cup finely chopped celery (optional); 4-6 french beans finely chopped; 1 small carrot peeled and finely chopped; ¼ cup finely chopped cabbage; ¼ cup finely chopped green pepper; ⅓ cup finely chopped mushrooms (optional); Salt to taste; ¼ tsp black pepper powder or to taste; 1 tbsp soya sauce (or as required); 1 tbsp ketchup or 1 tsp sugar (or add to taste); 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves; 4 cups water (or as required); 2½ tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water; 1 tsp lemon juice (or to taste); ½ cup cooked noodles; 2 tsp cornstarch; oil for frying

a bowl of veg manchow soup with fried noodles

Veg Manchow Soup is hearty, comforting, flavorful, and delicious. It is loaded with veggies, so I can even call it a vegetable soup. It is an Indo-Chinese recipe, which is very popular in India.

Veg Manchow Soup is vegetarian, without onion and garlic, and vegan too. The soup is straightforward to make, and the recipe comes together within 20 minutes.

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About Veg Manchow Soup
Why You Will Love This Soup
Ingredients
Step by Step Directions
Serving Suggestions
Helpful Tips
Frequently Asked Questions
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About Veg Manchow Soup

If you are looking for Indo-Chinese soup without onion and garlic, you have landed at the right place! This soup is full of flavors, loaded with vegetables, and absolutely delicious.

Manchow soup is one of my most favorite soups. I love Indo-Chinese food, and this recipe is about homemade soup. However, it tastes just like restaurant-style. Veg Manchow Soup provides warmth and comfort on winter days or cold evenings.

It is a great way to have many veggies in one serving, which I love about this soup. The recipe is straightforward and comes together very quickly. All we need is to spend some time chopping veggies, and then making soup is a matter of a few minutes. We can also call it a one-pot soup recipe.

This Veg Manchow Soup No Onion No Garlic is extremely easy to prepare at home. It is restaurant-style but definitely healthy with loads of veggies. On winter days, it is perfect getting comfy with satisfying soup. And it comes together within 20 minutes, isn’t it awesome!😊

Why You Will Love This Soup

Hearty, Comforting, Flavorful, and Delicious
Appetizing
Loaded with Vegetables
Perfect to Get Some Coziness in Winter
Homemade But Restaurant-Style
Vegetarian, Vegan, No Onion No Garlic, Jain

Ingredients

Vegetables: It is an Indo-Chinese soup, so that we will choose the veggies accordingly. There are some particular veggies that we mostly use in Indo-Chinese recipes. So I have added French beans, green pepper, carrots, celery, cabbage, and mushrooms for protein. However, feel free to use the vegetables of your preferences.
Chopped or Julienned Vegetables: I like to chop the vegetables finely to use in this soup. But you can also cut the vegetables in julienne to use in this Indo-Chinese recipe. Cook the veggies on medium to high heat for only 2-3 minutes because they will cook further when boiling them with water.
Ginger: Use finely chopped ginger rather than grated ginger. This soup is without onion and garlic, so ginger is the star ingredient for the soup. Having small chunks of ginger with each bite of soup is heavenly. Ginger provides a warm, spicy flavor making the soup very delicious.
Green Chili: I have added finely chopped green chili for the spiciness. However, you can also use green chili sauce or red chili sauce instead of chili.
Ketchup or Sugar: I have added tomato ketchup (ketchup without onion and garlic) to this recipe. But you can also add a teaspoon of sugar instead of ketchup. To add some sweetness is necessary to enhance the other flavors of veg Manchow soup.
Lemon Juice or Vinegar: I have added lemon juice to add some tanginess to the soup. However, in the Indo-Chinese recipe, white vinegar is used. But somehow, I prefer to add lemon or lime juice in my soup recipes. You can use either one as per your preference.
Salt and Black Pepper: Add these spices to taste; however, be careful while adding salt as soya sauce also contains salt. Instead of black pepper powder, you can also use white pepper powder.

Step by Step Directions

Mix cornstarch and water into a smooth mixture.
Set it aside.
Heat oil in a wok or pan.
Add ginger, green chili, and celery, saute for a minute.

Then add chopped french beans, carrots, cabbage, green pepper, and mushrooms.
Mix well and saute on medium to high heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring continuously.
Do not overcook the vegetables.

Once vegetables are stir-fried, add water, salt, black pepper, soya sauce, ketchup, or sugar, chopped coriander leaves, and mix well.
Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring often, and let it simmer on medium heat for 3-4 minutes.

Then add prepared cornstarch mixture and mix immediately.
Stir well and continue cooking until the soup thickens.

Finally, add lime juice, and stir well.
Taste the soup, adjust the seasonings if needed and turn off the heat.

Serving Suggestions

Serve hot Veg Manchow Soup as it is, or serve the soup topped with fried noodles.
You can also garnish it with more coriander leaves before serving.

Helpful Tips

If you like to keep the vegetables crunchy, saute them for a minute only, and then add water.
To get a nice dark color of the soup, use dark soya sauce.
Instead of lemon juice, you can also use either white distilled vinegar or rice vinegar.
Do not add too much cornstarch; the soup should be liquid with semi-thickness.
After adding cornstarch, immediately stir the soup to avoid cornstarch lumps.
If you prefer this soup very spicy, add more green chilis or chili sauce.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Other Types of Vegetables Can be Added to This Soup?

You can add many other types of vegetables of your choice. Some suggestions are bell peppers, sprouts, napa cabbage, finely chopped cauliflower, broccoli, baby corn, and zucchini.