How to Make Mein Chow Soup

This versatile soup with additional vegetable stock flavors looks tempting with topped chilli oil.

To Make:  6 Portions.

Ingredients:

1.  2 Tsp oil
2.  2 Tsp ginger juice
3.  2 tsp garlic juice
4.  1/2 cup finely chopped carrots (gajar)
5.  1/2 cup finely chopped French beans
6.  1/2 cup finely chopped cabbage (patta gobi)
7.  1/2 cup finely chopped capsicum (simla mirch)
8.  1/2 cup finely chopped cauliflower (phool gobi)
9.  10 mushrooms, sliced
10.  8 cups vegetable stock
11.  3 tbsp corn flour, blended in 2 cups water
12.  1/2 tsp vinegar
13.  1/2 tsp salt
14.  1/2 tsp MSG (mono sodium glutamate or ajinomoto)
15.  1/2 tsp white pepper (safed mirch) powder
16.   2 tbsp soya sauce

For Topping:
1.  2 tsp red chilli sauce
2.  2 tsp oil

Procedure:
1.  Heat oil in pan
2.  Add ginger juice, garlic juice, carrots, beans, cabbage, capsicum, cauliflower and mushrooms, stir and cook for 2 to 3 minutes
3.  Add vegetable stock, stir boil and cook for 3 to 4 minutes
4.  Gradually add well mixed cornflour, stir and cook for 2 to 3 minutes
5.  Add vinegar, salt MSG, pepper and soya sauce, stir and boil for 1 to 2 minutes.  Remove and set aside
6.  For preparing chilli oil for topping mein chow soup, heat oil slightly in pan.
7.  Add red chilli sauce, stir and cook for few seconds and remove.
8.  Top the mein chow soup with chilli oil and serve hot, with chillies in vinegar and soya sauce.