Chicken Manchow Soup
I have a very fond memory of Chicken Manchow Soup, I was a kid when I first tasted this super delicious soup, So I use to participate in schools Arts & Literary Competitions and I stood first in one of the events, My parents were very happy and so my dad said lets have small treat so he went and got Chicken Manchow Soup and Chicken Lollipop from one of our favourite restaurant to celebrate it. And that was the day when I tasted this very tempting dish called as Chicken Manchow Soup since in our childhood days we use to hardly order anything from any restaurant may be once in 6 months or on some birthdays or anniversaries, so for us ordering something from restaurant use to be a special party unlike today where kids themselves order whatever and whenever they want to eat..
Equipment
- Deep/Bottom Pan
- Frying Pan
Ingredients
- 2 Cup Chicken Stock
- 150 grams Minced Chicken
- 1 Egg
- 2 tbsp Carrots Finely Chopped
- 2 tbsp Capsicum Finely Chopped
- 2 tbsp French Beans Finely Chopped
- 2 tbsp Tomatoes(Deseeded) Finely Chopped
- 2 tbsp Spring Onions Finely Chopped
- 1 tbsp Garlic Chopped
- 1 tbsp Green Chillies Finely Chopped
- 1 tbsp Soya Sauce
- 1 tbsp Red Chilly Sauce
- ½ tbsp Vinegar
- Salt as per taste
- ½ tbsp Black Pepper Powder
- 2 tbsp Cornflour
- ½ Cup Boiled Noodles
- Oil for Cooking
Instructions
- Ingredients
- How to Make Chicken StockBoil some chicken with bones in 1.5 cup of water by adding some salt and pepper powder, Boil it on high flame for 5 mins, then simmer and cook it for 10 mins by covering the lid.P.S - While cutting the boneless pieces from the chicken the leftover bones can be used for Chicken Stock
- Heat a Wok or a Deep Kadhai and add around 1 tbsp of Oil, You can use normal refined oil or you may also use Olive oil if available. Heat this on a high flame to get a smoky flavour
- Keeping on High flame add chopped garlic and chopped green chillies and fry them stirring continuously
- Once the garlic and green chillies are fried well and aromatic , add the chicken and roast it well until cooked on medium flameKeep it on high flame for a minute and keep stirring continuously, after a minute the water will start releasing
- Cover it with a lid and cook for 5 minutes, Since the pieces are small the chicken will be cooked in 5 mins.
- After 5 mins check the chicken, and its cooked already
- Remove this in a plate and keep it aside
- In the same Kadhai add some more oil and stir fry the veggie on high flame for 1-2 mins
- Now add the fried chicken piece in the stir fried veggie and mix it together on medium flame
- Now add Soya Sauce, Black pepper powder and Salt
- Add 1 tbsp Red Chilly Sauce, if you dont have Red chilly sauce you can use Tomato Sauce too
- Now add the chicken stock and let it boil on high flameCheck the seasoning and add some salt in case required
- Then add some vinegar around 1/2 tsp
- After boiling for 2-3 mins, Now make a cornflour paste by adding some water to the cornflourP.S - In case while boiling if you get a frothy layer then you can remove it , that is formed due to the chicken fat
- Add the cornflour paste in portion, by stirring continuously and checking the consistency, First add 2-3 tbsp and then need be you may add as per the thickness required
- Once you get the right thickness and silky texture, Beat an egg in a bowl and then pour it over the soup
- Mix it gently and let it cook for half a minute, Turn off the heat now
- The Chicken Manchow soup is now ready to be served hot
- Lets make the crispy fried noodles Take some boiled noodles, add some salt and black pepper
- Heat oil in a kadhai and fry the noodles keeping it on low flame
- Put the noodles
- Turn them on other side and fry on both the sides untill crispy
- The crispy noodles are ready for garnishing
- Serve it hot and garnish it with fried noodles
Video
Notes
Frying the chicken pieces in the same pan makes it tastier rather than adding pre boiled chicken.
You may avoid Egg if you don't like the egg flavour too much, Or you may reduce the quantity
Fried noodles are important part of Manchow soup so its recommended to have it along with the soup
You can add other veggies too as per your choice.
If you make boneless pieces at home using the normal chicken, then you can use the leftover bones to may the chicken stock