Chinese Hot and Sour VEGETERIAN Soup | Chinese Hot and Sour NON VEGETERIAN Soup

Chinese Hot and Sour Soup is a light meal or accompaniment eaten any time of day. Made of simple ingredients, this soup does not take a lot of your time, and is great for people suffering from cold. The use of pepper help in controlling appetite, and the taste is just too good for your tongue and will continue to linger in your mind even after you have finished the entire bowl!! 

This soy-sauce based chinese soup has the right blend of sourness and chili, providing a spicy flavour 

Ingredients

CHILLI GARLIC PASTE

1/2 tsp red chilli paste

1/2 tsp minced garlic

1 tspn oil

OTHER INGREDIENTS

1-2 tender green beans (faras bi)  sliced finely

2 tspn oil

2 fresh mushrooms chopped /1tsp dried mushrooms

1/2 cup chopped cabbage

1/2 cup thickly grated carrot

6 cups water

2 soup/stock cubes crushed ( I use maggi cubes)

2 tsp sugar'

11/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper powder

1/2-1 tspn soya sauce

2-3 tsp vinegar

2 tsn tomato ketchup

6 tspn cornstarch mixed with 1/2 cup water

Method

1. If using dried mushrooms soak them in water for 1/2 hour,was thoroghly to clean dirt ,cut away any hard portion & then cut to small pieces.
2. Heat 2 tsp oil .Add chili paste & garlic & give it a quick stir
3. Add beans& mushroom & stir fry for 1-2 minutes on high heat.Add cabbage& carrots .Stir for few seconds.
4. Add 5 cups water & soup/stock cubes. Add sugar ,salt,pepper,soya sauce,vinegar & ketchup.Boil for 2 minutes.
5. Add cornstarch paste stirring continuosly. Cook for 2 minutes till soup turns thick.Serve hot

Tips

NON VEGETERIAN Chinese Hot and Sour Soup

For non veg version boil 200g chicken with bones in 6 cup of water till chicken is tender about 8 minutes.Use chicken liquid instead of water in above recipe.Debone boiled chicken shred into small pieces  & add along with veggies .u can omit mushrooms in that case

Soya sauce becomes darker in colur on keeping.If u have old bottle use sparingly check colur of soup& later on more can be added.