Hot and Sour Soup
A short home-style guide to Hot and Sour Soup. Basics like salt, oil, haldi, red chilli, cumin, garam masala, ginger-garlic, vinegar, chilli sauce and ketchup are assumed.
Ingredients
- Chicken (Murghi)No chicken? Use mutton or beef (cook longer), or soya chunks.
- Eggs (Anda)No eggs? Use paneer or firm tofu in curries and rice dishes.
- CornflourNo cornflour? Use rice flour or plain flour (slightly less crisp).
- Soy sauceNo soy sauce? Use a little vinegar with pepper and extra salt (taste will differ).
- Carrot (Gajar)No carrot? Use extra cabbage or capsicum.
Method
- Simmer chicken stock with shredded chicken, carrot, soy sauce, vinegar and pepper.
- Thicken with cornflour-water and stir in beaten egg in a thin stream.