HOT AND SOUR SOUP

Ingredients:

• 2tbsp. chili sauce or to taste
• 11/2tbsp. Corn flour / corn starch
• 1 tbsp Soya sauce
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 2tbsp. Capsicum / green bell pepper (chopped)
• 2tbsp spring onions (chopped)
• 2 tbsp tomato sauce
• 2tbsp. carrots (chopped)
• 1/4th cup chopped cabbage
• A small block of cottage cheese / organic tofu (thinly sliced), optional
• 1tsp. Black Pepper powder or to taste
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• A pinch Monosodium glutamate
• Salt to taste
• 4 cups water

Preparation:

• Mix 4 cups of water, Chili sauce, Soya sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper powder and Monosodium glutamate and bring to boil.
• Now add all the chopped vegetables except cottage cheese . Cook for a minute on a medium heat.
• Dissolve corn starch in 1/2 cup water and add to the soup stirring constantly till it becomes thick.
• Cook for a minute, add cottage cheese slices.
• Serve hot .
• Hot and sour soup should be prepared just before consuming and should be served fresh, else it will lose the taste.