A delicious and simple Soup : Hot and Sour Soup

Basic Information : Sichuan cuisine 

Indo Chinese is recognized for its spicy and flavored taste which is catered for Indian taste buds and it is a mixture of full of flavors with bitterness, spice, sour and savory in it and it does give the same taste in its soup variations too. hot and sour soup recipe is one such easy and speedy filling recipe.

 

INGREDIENTS

•  2 tbsp oil

• 2 clove garlic (finely chopped)

• 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)

• 1 chilli (finely chopped)

•  2 tbsp spring onion (chopped)

• 1 carrot (finely chopped)

•  3 tbsp cabbage (finely chopped)

• ½ capsicum (finely chopped)

• 5 beans (finely chopped)

• 4 cup water

• 2 tbsp soy sauce

• 2 tbsp vinegar

• 1 tsp chilli sauce

• ½ tsp pepper powder

• ½ tsp sugar

•  ½ tsp salt

• 2 tbsp spring onion (chopped)

For corn flour slurry:

•  2 tbsp corn flour

• ¼ cup water

INSTRUCTIONS : hot and sour soup

 

step 1.

firstly, in a large kadai heat two  tbsp oil and stir fry two  clove garlic, one  inch ginger and 1 chilli.

step 2.

add two  tbsp spring onion and stir fry until it softens.

step 3.

further, add one carrot, three tbsp cabbage, ½ capsicum and five  beans.

step 4.

stir fry for two minutes or until the veggies are half cooked.

step 5.

add four cup water, two  tbsp soy sauce, two tbsp vinegar and one tsp chilli sauce.

step 6.

also, add half tsp pepper powder, half tsp sugar and half  tsp salt.

step 7.

boil for three minutes or until flavours is absorbed well.

step 8.

now prepare cornflour slurry by mixing two tbsp cornflour in ¼ cup water.

step 9.

pour the slurry into the soup and mix good.

step 10.

continue to boil for two more minutes or until soup thickens slightly.

step 11.

finally, add 2two tbsp spring onion and enjoy hot and sour soup.

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notes:

· firstly, add vegetables of your wish. you can even add mushrooms.

· Even, adjust the salt as required as soy sauce contains salt.

· Moreover, adding cornflour thickens the soup. so make sure to add accordingly.

·Finally, hot and sour soup recipe tastes great when served hot and spicy.