Hot & Sour Vegetable Soup (हॉट अँड सार सूप)



Hot & Sour vegetable soup is an Indian Chinese soup. Best enjoyed in rainy and winter season.

Measurement: 1 Cup = 180 ml
Serves: 3 to 4

Ingredients:
  1. Button Mushrooms (chopped) - 2 - 3
  2. Cabbage (shredded) - 1/2 cup
  3. Carrots (grated) - 1/2 cup
  4. French beans - 4 to 6
  5. Bell pepper of any colour (finely diced) - 1/4 cup
  6. Onion (chopped) - 1 small
  7. Spring onion greens - 1.5 tbsp
  8. Ginger chopped - 3/4 tsp
  9. Garlic chopped - 1.5 tsp
  10. Soya sauce - 1 1/2 tbsp
  11. Red chilly sauce - 1/2 tsp
  12. Green chilly sauce - 3/4 tsp
  13. Chilly Vinegar - 2 tsp
  14. Tomato ketchup - 1 tsp (optional)
  15. Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
  16. Vegetable stock / water - 700 ml
  17. Corn flour - 2 tbsp (make paste by adding little water)
  18. Oil - 2 to 3 tsp
  19. Butter - 1 tsp (optional)
  20. Salt to taste
Procedure:
  • Heat oil a saucepan or cooking pan.
  • Add  ginger and garlic, stir fry for a few seconds.
  • Add butter and add onion.
  • Stir fry till onion turns translucent.
  • Add cabbage and stir fry for a min.
  • Add carrots and french beans, stir fry for a min.
  • Add mushrooms and bel pepper, stir fry till mushrooms get slightly cooked.
  • Keep it covered for 2 min.
  • Add pepper powder, all the sauces and salt to taste.
  • Mix well and add stock/water.
  • Once it starts boiling, simmer for 5 min.
  • Add corn flour paste and stir well.
  • Put off the flame and add chilly vinegar.
  • Garnish with spring onion greens.
  • Serve hot.

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