Hot and sour soup recipe, Veg hot and sour soup, a popular Indo Chinese soup recipe – Restaurant style Hot and sour veg soup recipe with full video and detailed step by step instructions.
Soups are always liked by everyone at our home. The most common one I make is palak soup, pumpkin and carrot soup, and broccoli soup. I have tasted hot and sour veg soup in restaurants. I wanted to try this at home. We are experiencing winters here in Hongkong. A Hot bowl of soup is perfect for this lovely weather.
The combination of the veggies and the addition of soya sauce, pepper, vinegar elevates the taste of the soup. A perfect one for a cold winter day.
This is a wholesome soup loaded with veggies and greens. Always ensure to serve the soup hot. This is a perfect for party starters and pairs well with manchurian.
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- In a pan add oil and add the green chili, spring onion whites, ginger and garlic.
- If you don’t get spring onion in your place, use normal onion.
- Saute this for 2 minutes.

- Add the celery.
- Saute for a minute and add the finely chopped vegetables.
- Mix well and cook for a minute.

- Add 3 cups of water and add salt.
- Let this boil for 3-4 minutes.
- Since we chopped the veggies finely, it will get cooked soon.

- Add pepper powder.
- Add the soya sauce now.

- Dissolve 2 tbsp of cornflour in ½ cup of water.
- Add this to the pan, it will thicken immediately.
- Stir continuously.

- Switch off the flame and add vinegar. You can add lemon juice too as an alternate.
- Garnish with spring onion greens.
- Check for salt and pepper.

- Serve the soup hot.

- Do not add more cornflour than mentioned.
- I added dark soya sauce, you can add light soya sauce as well, but the color of the soup will be light.
- The hot and sour soup tastes best when served piping hot.

Hot and sour soup recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Mixed vegetables*
- 1 tbsp celery
- 2 tbsp dark soya sauce
- 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tbsp chopped spring onion whites
- 3 tsp oil
- 1 green chili
- 1-2 tsp pepper powder
- 3 cups water
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- Salt as needed
- ½ cup water for cornflour slurry
- 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice
- 2 tsp spring onion greens
- *I used carrot cabbage, mushroom, and celery
Instructions
- In a pan add oil and add the green chili, spring onion whites, ginger, and garlic.
- If you don’t get spring onion in your place, use normal onion.
- Saute this for 2 minutes.
- Add the celery.
- Saute for a minute and add the finely chopped vegetables.
- Mix well and cook for a minute.
- Add 3 cups of water and add salt.
- Let this boil for 3-4 minutes.
- Since we chopped the veggies finely, it will get cooked soon.
- Add the soya sauce now.
- Dissolve 2 tbsp of cornflour in ½ cup of water.
- Add this to the pan, it will thicken immediately.
- Stir continuously.
- Add pepper powder.
- Switch off the flame and add vinegar. You can add lemon juice too as an alternate.
- Garnish with spring onion greens.
- Check for salt and pepper.
- Serve the soup hot.
Video
Notes
- Do not add more cornflour than mentioned.
- I added dark soya sauce, you can add light soya sauce as well, but the color of the soup will be light.
- The hot and sour soup tastes best when served piping hot.