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 Paneer / organic tofu (thinly sliced), optional

1tsp. Black Pepper powder or to taste

1/2 tsp sugar

A pinch Ajinomoto

Salt to taste

4 cups water

Method:

Mix 4 cups of water, Chili sauce, Soya sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper powder and ajinomoto and bring to boil. Now add all the chopped vegetables except paneer . 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 paneer slices. Serve hot. Hot and sour soup should be prepared just before consuming and should be served fresh, else it will lose the taste.