Manchow soup
Ingredients
- Ginger- 1 tablespoon finely chopped
- Garlic -2 tablespoon finely chopped
- Green chillies- 2 to 3 finely crushed
- Carrot- 1/2 cup finely chopped
- Beans- 1/2 cup finely chopped
- Capsicum- 1/2 cup finely chopped
- Onion - 1/2 cup finely chopped
- Tomato ketchup- 5 to 6 tablespoon
- Soy sauce - 2 tablespoon
- Sugar- 1 tablespoon
- Vinegar- 1 tablespoon
- Salt - as per taste
- Cornflour- 5 to 6 tablespoon
- Water- as per requirements
- Black pepper- 1/2 tablespoon
- Noodles- 2 to 3 blocks
- Refined oil- 3 cups
Instructions
Boiling the noodles:
- Firstly heat a pot with 4 to 5 glasses of water.
- Add salt to it.
- Add 1 to 2 tablespoon oil in it and let it boil at high flame for 5 minutes.
- When the water has boiled, lower the flame and add the noodles in the boiling water. Cook the noodles for 2 to 3 minutes and keep checking it to avoid Overboiling.
- Finally drain off the excess water and keep the noodles aside so that the remaining water dries off.
Frying the noodles:
- After 10 minutes, spread the noodles on a plate.
- Add 3 to 4 tablespoon of cornflour to the noodles.
- mix them all together.
- Heat a pan with 2 cups of oil.
- Bring the flame to medium and add the noodles to the oil.
- Fry for 4 to 5 minutes and let it harden and become crispy. Turn and repeat on the other side as well.
- Once the noodles turn golden and crispy, keep them aside. Your fried noodles are ready.
Final step:
- Firstly chop the veggies evenly.
- Crush the ginger, garlic and chillies together.
- Now heat a pan with 4 to 5 tablespoon of refined oil.
- Add the crushed ginger, garlic and chillies to it. Saute it for a minute or so until it turns golden brown and aromatic.
- Turn the flame to medium and slowly add all the veggies in it and saute well.
- Add 1/2 tablespoon of salt and mix well. Cook for another 5 to 6 minutes until the veggies turn soft.
- Add 1 tablespoon of vinegar and mix well.
- Add 1 tablespoon of sugar.
- Now add 5 to 6 tablespoon of tomato ketchup.
- Add 2 tablespoon of soy sauce. Give it a good stir and turn the flame to low.
- Now take a glass of water and add 3 to 4 tablespoon of cornflour to it and mix it well. Add 3 tablespoon if you want a flowy consistency and 4 tablespoon of cornflour if you want a thick soup.
- Now add 6 to 7 cups of water to the veggies and give it a good boil. Let it simmer for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Now slowly add the cornflour mixture to the veggies stock and keep on stirring it to avoid lumps.
- Let it boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Once it starts thickening keep on stirring it to avoid lumps.
- Now once it turns glossy and thick, add 1/4 tablespoon of black pepper to it.
- Finally add salt as per taste.
- Garnish it well with freshly chopped coriander leaves.
- Add some fried noodles on the top and mix well. your soup it ready to be served. Tastes best when served hot.