Hot and Sour Soup

Ingredients

• 1 spring onion chopped finely with the greens
• A small piece of crushed ginger
• 2 tea spoons oil
• 50 grams finely chopped carrots
• Finely chopped 5 french beans
• 50 grams cauliflower small florets
• 50 grams shredded cabbage
• 2 cups water
• 25 grams red chilli sauce
• 10 grams soya sauce
• 1 tea spoon vinegar
• 20 grams finely chopped capsicum
• 30 grams finely chopped tomatoes
• For the stock water ½ carrot, 1 small potato, 50 grams bottlegourd
• 1 table spoon corn flour
• 4 cloves (powdered)
• 2 cardamom pods (powdered)
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 lime
• 2 table spoons finely chopped coriander leaves
• Salt to taste

Instructions

• Heat 1 tea spoon oil in a wok on a high flame. Add the onions and ginger. Fry for 2 to 3 minutes on a low flame.
• Add a little more oil and carrots, French beans, cauliflower and cabbage.
• Add 2 cups of water. Boil the mixture. When it starts boiling add all the sauce, capsicum, tomatoes and the stock.
• For the stock- boil ½ carrot, 1 potato and a small piece of bottle gourd. Crush these in the blenderise. Strain and add to the soup mixture.
• Add salt, lime juice, clove, cardamom and bay leaves. Remove the bay leaves while serving. Cook for 2 minutes. Top with chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot with chillies in vinegar, soya sauce and chilli sauce.

Further Details

Serves for 6-8 people.