This vegan hot and sour soup is a classic Indo-Chinese soup, with a perfect balance of heat and tang from all those oriental flavors! Skip takeout, and make this comforting soup at home instead. It is so easy and is ready under 30 minutes!

As the temperatures drop, one really craves warm and comforting food! What better than a bowl of piping hot soup?? Nothing else shouts comfort than this age-old remedy. Today I’m sharing one of my many favorite soup recipes- hot and sour soup, which is yet another classic and much loved Indo-Chinese soup by one and all!

This easy hot and sour soup recipe comes together fairly quickly once you have prepped all your veggies. The moment you dig into this hot spicy soup, your taste buds are awakened by the tiny bits of ginger and garlic, along with the heat and tang from all those oriental flavors!

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HOT AND SOUR SOUP INGREDIENTS | WHAT’S IN HOT AND SOUR SOUP?

The ingredients that lend the heat in this soup are chilli sauce (red or green), chopped green chillies and pepper while vinegar adds to the sour flavor
Then, of course, there is the quintessential soy sauce, without which most Chinese dishes are incomplete.
You will also need the aromatics -ginger and garlic.
And since this is a vegetarian soup, you will need loads of veggies like cabbage, carrot, green beans. You can use any veggies of your choice. Mushrooms, corns, snap peas, bell peppers, along with some tofu etc would all be great additions.

HOW TO MAKE HOT AND SOUR SOUP (VEGAN) AT HOME?

To make this delicious soup, I’d advice prepping up your ingredients first.

Chop all your veggies, mince ginger and garlic and set aside.

Heat oil, then saute minced ginger, garlic, and green chillies. Add in all the veggies next, stir-fry briefly until tender crisp. Then add water or stock and the sauces. Mix well and bring to a boil.

Add cornstarch slurry, cook until the soup thickens. Finish it off with a dash of vinegar. Dish out and garnish with scallion greens.

I know you get these hot and sour soup mix easily in stores, but trust me, nothing beats a bowl of piping hot, freshly made homemade soup! This oriental hot and sour soup recipe is truly satisfying and makes for a light and filling weeknight dinner meal. I hope you give it a try!

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE EASY HOT AND SOUR SOUP, INDIAN CHINESE STYLE

1.Heat oil in a wok/heavy bottomed pan, add ginger, garlic, and finely chopped green chillies, saute on medium-high heat until aromatic.

2.In go all the veggies next except for the scallions, stir-fry for 1-2 minutes.

3.Next add chopped scallions, saute for 30 seconds

4.Mix well and add vegetable stock or water and the soy sauce, green chili sauce, sugar & pepper powder. Bring to a boil, cook for another 2-3 minutes. Do not overcook the veggies, they should still retain a bite. Stir the cornflour slurry again, as it has a tendency to settle down, and add to the soup, keep stirring until the soup thickens.

5.Add the vinegar, mix well, check for seasonings, add salt if required. Serve the soup immediately, garnish with finely chopped scallion greens along with chilli vinegar, soy sauce and chilli sauce on the side.

NOTES

1.Feel free to use any veggies of your choice, I used whatever I had at hand, you can add more or less of any vegetable.

2.For hot and sour chicken soup: Add in some cooked shredded chicken along with the veggies.

3.For szechuan hot and sour soup- Add in a tablespoon or so of szechuan sauce along with other sauces.

4.Adjust the amount of chilli sauce and vinegar as per desired heat and tang.

5.Ching’s dark soy sauce is the best kind of soy sauce to use in this Indian style Chinese soup. It gives the soup the perfect color and flavor. It is easily available in most Indian stores.

HOW TO MAKE HOT AND SOUR SOUP, INDIAN CHINESE STYLE?