Hot and Sour Spinach Soup

Name: Hot and Sour Spinach Soup
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 small bunch spinach leaves; 2-3 green chillies/jalapenos; 2 tbsp coriander leaves; 1 tsp finely chopped ginger; 1 tsp finely chopped garlic; 1/4 cup finely chopped carrots; 1/4 cup finely chopped cabbage; 1/4 cup finely chopped bell pepper/capsicum; 4 cups hot water; 2-3 tbsp cornflour; 1-2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp vinegar; to taste Salt; 2 tbsp oil; as needed Chopped green onions and coriander leaves for garnishing

Vanitha Bhat @cook_10017275

Light, hot, spicy, and tangy spinach soup with Asian flavors! With bits of crunchy vegetables, a bowl of this can warm and comfort you this winter!

Vanitha Bhat @cook_10017275

Light, hot, spicy, and tangy spinach soup with Asian flavors! With bits of crunchy vegetables, a bowl of this can warm and comfort you this winter!

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Ingredients

4 servings

1small bunch spinach leaves
2-3green chillies/jalapenos
2 tbspcoriander leaves
1 tspfinely chopped ginger
1 tspfinely chopped garlic
1/4 cupfinely chopped carrots
1/4 cupfinely chopped cabbage
1/4 cupfinely chopped bell pepper/capsicum
4 cupshot water
2-3 tbspcornflour
1-2 tbspsoy sauce
1 tspvinegar
to tasteSalt
2 tbspoil
as neededChopped green onions and coriander leaves for garnishing

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Steps

1

Wash and clean the spinach leaves and coriander leaves; chop roughly (to make it easy to blend).
Blend chopped spinach, coriander leaves and green chillies to a fine paste. Keep aside.
2

Stir 3 tbsp of cornstarch with ¼ cup of water; mix well and keep aside.
Heat oil in a deep saucepan and once hot, add finely chopped garlic and ginger.
3

Saute for a few seconds and then stir in the spinach-coriander paste.
Fry on medium high for 1 minute.
4

Add the finely chopped vegetables; carrots, cabbage and capsicum.
Mix well and fry again for another minute.
5

Stir in 4 cups of hot water along with salt to taste.
Bring the #soup to a boil. Add soy sauce (don’t add too much as the soup will turn black instead of giving it a lovely green hue of the spinach and coriander leaves) and vinegar.
Taste and adjust seasonings.
Simmer for about 2 minutes. While the soup is boiling, stir in the cornstarch paste, stirring continuously until thickened. Add more cornstarch mixture if needed.
6

Simmer for 1 minute more and serve hot and sour spinach #soup garnished with chopped green onions and coriander leaves with a side of noodles, fried rice or just some crispy spring rolls!
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#WinterSoup.If you do not like spinach, just omit it and continue with the recipe.
Add any vegetable you like, be it corn, green beans, mushrooms, bamboo shoots etc.
Stir in some tofu or paneer (Indian cottage cheese) for the protein element!
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#wintersoup.