Hot & Sour soup

               Hot & sour soup recepie                                              
The Hot and Sour soup is claimed by both the Mandarin as well as the Sichuan cuisines as their own! This spicy and sour soup allows you to experiment with many ingredients such as bamboo shoot, tofu slices,  button mushrooms and other fresh vegetables that are available in season.


Ingredients
2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1/3 cup shredded cabbage
1/3 cup grated carrot
1/3 cup finely chopped cauliflower
1/3 cup chopped spring onions with the greens
1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
4 cups clear vegetable stock
2 tbsp brown vinegar
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp chilli sauce
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch)
salt to taste
2 tbsp cornflour dissolved in 2 tbsp water
1/3 cup water

For Serving
chillies in vinegar
soya sauce
chilli sauce
Method
Heat the oil in a wok / kadhai on a high flame till it smokes.
Add the garlic and sauté on a high flame for a few seconds.
Add all the vegetables and sauté on a high flame for another 2 minutes.
Add the vegetable stock, vinegar, soya sauce, chilli sauce, pepper and salt, mix well and cook on a high flame for 2 minutes.
Add the cornflour mixture, mix well and cook on a high flame for a minute, while stirring continuously.
Serve hot with chillies in vinegar, soya sauce and chilli sauce.