Veg Manchow Soup recipe

The cold winter not only brings cool breeze but also a temptation to eat something hot , light and healthy . And today in this blog I will share with you a perfect winter meal Indo-chinese Veg homemade Manchow soup .

What is Manchow soup ?

A treat to your taste buds is how I would describe Veg Manchow soup . A thick broth of spicy soup with whole alot of different stir fried veggies , topped with fried noodles is a delight full starter for indo-chinese feast .

This is also a very easy recipe , requiring only 15 minutes of your time . That means it is also suitable for bachleors living alone , mothers who have young children or a corporate job employee . It is a for everyone recipe .

You can customize this soup recipe as you want . Add vegetables according to your prefrences and liking , add things , opt things out don`t shy away from adding stuffs . In this recipe I didn`t add fried noodles to keep it healthy but if you want to give it a more restaurant like feel you can add them .

So now you have a brief idea about what is Manchow soup let`s how we can make it at home . Let`s hit the kitchen.

How to prepare Veg Manchow Soup

Ingredients required for Veg manchow soup :

Vegetables

Ginger-garlic paste

Oil

Iron pan/kadhai or a regular pan/pot

Dark soya sauce

Red chilly sauce

Tomato sauce

Schezwan chutney

Black pepper powder

Salt

chilli flakes (optional)

Vegetables required

1/2 cup capsicum

1/2 cup carrot

1/3 cup beans or 3 strands of beans

1/2 cup onion

1 cup cabbage

1/3 cup spring onion

2 green chillies (add according to your spice level)

Finely chop all the veggies like shown in the picture below :

Pro tip : Since in veg manchow soup you require small veggies it can be time consuming and also very tiring . So you can use a vegetable chopper it will make your task easy and less tiring .

But if you find joy in chopping vegetables than you are good to go!

2) In a hot iron pan (I am using a iron pot/khadhai for the recipe . You can use a regular pan also) add 2 tablespoon of oil . Heat the oil and add ginger-garlic paste and green chillies .

You can use the market ginger-garlic paste or in a mortar-pestle add garlic cloves and ginger along with little bit of water and crush them . You will get homemade ginger-garlic paste.

3) After frying the ginger-garlic paste add chopped onions and don't over cook the onion . Cook until they turn pink .

4) Now add all of your veggies capsicum , carrot , cabbage , beans and fry them but don't overcook them .

5) Add 1 tablespoon dark soya sauce , red chilli sauce , tomato sauce , Schezwan chutney and chilli flakes .

6) Add salt and don't dont go crazy with it as dark soya sauce also have salt .

7) After adding all the ingredients add about 1 litre of water or you can also add vegetable stock.

8)Take 3 table spoon of corn flour in a bowl and add 2 tablespoon of water . mix well and make sure there are no lumps .

9) Now take this corn flour slurry and slowly add this into the our soup.

Pro tip: 1)while add the corn flour slurry make sure to keep stirring so that lumps are not formed .

2) You can add more corn flour slurry if you want to make the soup thick.

10) Keep the flame on medium high and let the soup boil for about 10-15 minutes.

And just like that in 10 simple and easy steps your home made vegetable manchow soup is ready : tasty ,healthy and easy to make .

Top it with spring onions or fried noodles.

FAQs

Can I add mushrooms ?

You can add any preferred vegetables that you like . Since I didn't had mushrooms available I skiped them .

Can I skip the tomato sauce?

Yes you can skip tomato sauce if you don't like it.