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Veg Manchow Soup (No Onion No Garlic)

By: Jigna
This super easy-to-make Manchow Soup is hearty, delicious, full of flavors, and loaded with vegetables.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Appetizer, Soup
Cuisine: Indo-Chinese
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 tablespoon 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 teaspoon black pepper powder or to taste
  • 1 tablespoon soya sauce (or as required)
  • 1 tablespoon ketchup or 1 teaspoon sugar (or add to taste)
  • 2 tablespoon finely chopped coriander leaves
  • 4 cups water (or as required)
  • 2½ tablespoon cornstarch + 2 tablespoon water
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice (or to taste)

For Fried Noodles (Optional)

  • ½ cup cooked noodles
  • 2 teaspoon cornstarch
  • oil for frying

Instructions
 

  • Mix cornstarch and water into a smooth mixture. Set 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 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.

Frying Noodles (Optional)

  • Add cornstarch into cooked noodles, mix well and add them into hot oil for frying.
  • Fry the noodles until they are crispy, then drain them on the kitchen paper towels.

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.

Notes

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

Nutrition (Approximate Values)

Calories : 56kcalCarbohydrates : 5gProtein : 1gFat : 4gSaturated Fat : 1gPolyunsaturated Fat : 1gMonounsaturated Fat : 2gTrans Fat : 1gSodium : 349mgPotassium : 156mgFiber : 1gSugar : 3gVitamin A : 2672IUVitamin C : 13mgCalcium : 20mgIron : 1mg
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