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Chinese veg soup recipe | Indian style Chinese veg clear soup | quick and easy Chinese veg soup |
Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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About Chinese Veg Soup
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Ingredients
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Methods
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If you like Chinese veg soup
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Making Chinese veg soup
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Tips for Chinese veg soup
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Nutrient values
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Chinese clear soup is a pleasing soup perfect for rainy and winter days. Learn how to make quick and easy Chinese veg soup. All ingredients for Indian style Chinese veg clear soup are easily found in Indian kitchens and this is an economical soup to make due to simple ingredients used like carrots, cabbage, spring onions, cauliflower and green chillies.
To make Chinese veg soup, heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the green chillies and sauté on a high flame for a few seconds. Add all the vegetables and sauté on a high flame for 3 minutes. Add the water, cornflour solution, soy sauce, vinegar and salt, mix well and cook on a high flame for 5 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Serve Indian style Chinese veg soup hot.
Who does not like clear soup, with crunchy vegetable tidbits that tease your palate? Well, if you are a clear soup fan, you are sure to love this Oriental version - Chinese veg clear soup, which is perked up with green chillies, soy sauce and vinegar.
While this version of Chinese clear soup has the same comforting texture as its continental counterpart, it happens to have a peppy flavour that is sure to rejuvenate your taste buds.
Enjoy this quick and easy chinese veg soup hot and fresh and team it with Chilli Potatoes and a bowl of Broccoli and Capsicum Hakka Noodles.
Tips for Chinese veg soup. 1. Chop the vegetables finely as that’s the essence of most Chinese soups. 2. Mix the cornflour in room temperature water. Neither cold or hot water are suggested, as cornflour might turn lumpy. 3. Replace cauliflower with broccoli if you have some left in the refrigerator.
Enjoy Chinese veg soup recipe | Indian style Chinese veg clear soup | quick and easy Chinese veg soup | Chinese clear soup.
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Preparation Time
20 Mins
Cooking Time
9 Mins
Total Time
29 Mins
Makes
5 servings
Ingredients
For Chinese Veg Soup
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
1 cup finely chopped cabbage
1/2 cup finely chopped spring onions whites and
1/4 cup finely chopped celery (ajmoda)
1/2 cup finely chopped cauliflower
2 tbsp cornflour
1 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp vinegar
salt to taste
Method
- To make chinese veg soup, combine the cornflour and 4 cups of water in a deep bowl, mix well and keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the green chillies and sauté on a high flame for a few seconds.
- Add all the vegetables and sauté on a high flame for 3 minutes.
- Add the water, cornflour solution, soy sauce, vinegar and salt, mix well and cook on a high flame for 5 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Serve the chinese veg soup hot.
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Chinese Veg Soup recipe with step by step photos
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For thickening Chinese veg soup, we will be using cornflour solution. To prepare that in a deep bowl take cornflour. It will help in thickening the soup.
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Add 4 cups of water. You may use a high-quality stock instead of water as it becomes the foundation of a bowl of good soup.
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Mix well and keep aside.
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To prepare Chinese veg soup recipe | Indian style Chinese veg clear soup | quick and easy Chinese veg soup, heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan.
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Once the oil is hot, add the green chillies and sauté on a high flame for a few seconds. Along with chillies, you can even toss in aromatics like ginger and garlic to level up the flavors of our Indian style Chinese veg clear soup.
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- Add finely chopped carrot.
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Add finely chopped cabbage.
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Add finely chopped spring onion whites and greens.
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Add finely chopped celery.
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Add finely chopped cauliflower. Feel free to add any vegetable of your choice that you like and are easily available. Some great options include capsicum, bell pepper, regular onions, broccoli, baby corn, sweet corn kernels, purple cabbage etc. A combination of vegetables not only make the Chinese veg soup colorful but also tasty.
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Mix well and sauté on a high flame for 3 minutes. Cooking on high heat cooks the vegetables faster and also helps in retaining their color and crunch.
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Add the water-cornflour mixture.
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Add soy sauce. We are using soy sauce in limited quantity but you can add more or less as per your preference. Also, we have used regular soy sauce but you may use a combination of regular and dark soy sauce to give the quick and easy Chinese veg soup a darker shade and deepen the flavor.
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Add vinegar.
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Add salt.
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Mix Chinese veg soup | Indian style Chinese veg clear soup | quick and easy Chinese veg soup | well and cook on a high flame for 5 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
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Serve Chinese veg soup | Indian style Chinese veg clear soup | quick and easy Chinese veg soup | hot.
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For thickening Chinese veg soup, we will be using cornflour solution. To prepare that in a deep bowl take cornflour. It will help in thickening the soup.
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- Chop the vegetables finely as that’s the essence of most Chinese soups.
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Mix the cornflour in room temperature water. Neither cold or hot water are suggested, as cornflour might turn lumpy.
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Replace cauliflower with broccoli if you have some left in the refrigerator.
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Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 93 cal |
| Protein | 1.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 7.8 g |
| Fiber | 2.3 g |
| Fat | 6.3 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 84.9 mg |
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sandeep kumar
March 13, 2025, midnight
I love all the recipes And this one is very testing
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Sandeep, your valuable comments will help thousands of food lovers to try the recipe based on your review. Thanks.
saloni.vj
March 13, 2025, midnight
Archana M
March 13, 2025, midnight
Lots of veggies in this clear soup.. Which gives a nice crunch to the soup.. in every sip.. The taste is also well balanced.. with soya sauce and the vinegar.. The celery giving a strong flavour.. its just too good.
Pradeep
March 13, 2025, midnight
When do we add the cornflour and water?! You seem to have forgotten that step!
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Pradeep, Thank you for bringing to our notice.. We have made the correction in the below recipe.. Do try and let us know your feedback..
Smith R
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thank you for this recipe, this gave me idea to add more vegetable to my soup. Earlier I was trying clear soup which was good for detox ;) http://www.health-total.com/recipe/clear-vegetable-soup/
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Great to know you found this recipe helpful. Do try more recipes and share your feedback.Happy Cooking!!!
Amit Bora
March 13, 2025, midnight
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Amit , we are delighted you loved the Chinese Veg Soup recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking.
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