CHICKEN MANCHOW SOUP

Soften and warm your stomach with this hot and spicy Chicken Manchow soup in your meal. Manchow soup is a soup popular in Indian Chinese Cuisine due to its easy preparation and hot spicy taste. Manchow soup is usually loaded with crunchy vegetables. Remember to use chicken breast in this recipe, if you are a vegetarian, you can skip the chicken part. Veg Manchow soup is just as satisfying as the chicken variant. The two secret ingredients which give this Chicken Manchow soup that amazing street style Chinese flavor are chopped green chillies and a little chopped coriander (I missed the corianders). Manchow soup without crispy fried noodles is like a good biryani without raita. So, dont forget to add some fried and crispy noodles along. Use can also use chopped spring onions based on its availability. 

Ingredients

1. Oil - 2 tsp
2. Chopped garlic - 1 tsp
3. Chopped ginger - 1 tsp
4. Green chilli - 1.-2 or as per your taste
5. Spring onions (optional) - 1/2 cup chopped
6. Onion - finely chopped 1/4 cup
7. Cabbage - finely chopped 1/4 cup
8. Carrot - finely chopped 1/4 cup
9. Chicken breast - diced into half inch or smaller pieces
10. Soy sauce - 2 tsp
11. Vinegar - 1 tsp
12. Pepper powder - 1 tsp
13. Corn flour - 2 tsp
14. Salt as per taste
15. Crunchy fried noodles 
16. Chopped coriander (as per availability)

Process

1. In a heavy bottomed pan, heat oi and add ginger, garlic, onions and spring onions, saute for 2-3 minutes and add chicken breast.

2. Chicken breast will cook fairly quickly. Saute it for a minute or so on high heat and add veggies along with salt and 3 cup of water. Bring this to a quick boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer.

3. In a bowl, whisk together soy sauce, vinegar, pepper, corn flour and 1/2 cup of water till no lumps are visible. Add this to the pot and keep stirring till the soup thickens up. Add green chillies and simmer for 2 more minutes. Add spring onions and chopped coriander (if you are using) and turn off the heat.

4. Pour on soup bowls and top individual servings with fried noodles and serve hot.