Ingredients

• 2 cups - vegetable/ chicken stock
• 1 carrot (cut into fine strips)
• 6 to 8 french beans (cut into fine strips)
• 1 capsicum
• 4 to 5 small florets cauliflower
• 1 small piece cabbage ( finely chopped)
• ½ cup - boiled and shredded chicken
• a piece bamboo shoot (cut into strips)
• few black - mushrooms (sliced)
• salt to taste
• ½ tsp - aji-no-moto
• ½ tsp - pepper
• ½ tsp - chilli sauce
• 1 to 2 spring onions (finely chopped)
• 3 to 4 tbsp - vinegar
• 2 tsp - soya sauce
• 1 egg (beaten)
• 1.5 tbsp - cornflour (mixed with little water)

How to Make Hot and Sour Chicken Soup

• Par boil the carrots, French beans and cauliflower.
• Keep the stock to boil.
• Add spring onions, salt, pepper, ajinomoto, mushrooms and bamboo shoot. Give 2 to 3 boils.
• Add the carrots, beans, capsicum, cauliflower, cabbage, chicken pieces, vinegar, soya sauce and chilli sauce. Give it a boil.
• Add the corn flour mixture.
• When the soup thickens gradually pour egg stirring all the time.
• Remove and serve hot with chilli sauce and chillies in vinegar.
• P.S: If you wish to make veg hot and sour soup avoid the chicken.