The cure for a nose block or even a running nose, yes both, is a nice piping hot soup. I find my solace in a comforting chilli noodle soup loaded with ginger and garlic. A chilli noodle soup is so comforting just the thought of it starts clearing my senses. Adding a swirl of honey provides some much needed comfort to a sore throat.
Anyway do not restrict chilli noodle soup to just comfort you on a bad day. Slurp on this wonder chilli noodle soup on any rainy or cold winter evening. It surely will make you feel more energetic and cheerful. It is all about the balance of those flavours.
I have used udon noodles to make this soup but you can use any good brand of noodles or even rice noodles. Also I use low sodium soya sauce so it is easy to control the amount of salt that goes into the chilli noodle soup. Try more Indo-Chinese recipes from FOI
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- 1 Cup noodles
- ¼ Cup diced celery
- 1 fresh red chilli
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1" ginger
- ¼ Tsp black pepper
- ½ Tbsp sugar
- 1 Tsp vinegar
- ½ Tbsp less salt soya sauce
- 1 Tsp chilli oil
- 1 Tsp honey
- Coarse sea salt to taste
- 1 Tbsp cornflour
- Juice of ½ lime
- In a blender or mixer jar, add diced celery and roughly chopped fresh red chilli
- Next add grated ginger, garlic
- Add black pepper, sugar
- Pour vinegar, soya sauce, chilli oil and honey
- Season with coarse sea salt as per your taste
- Squeeze in juice of ½ a lime
- Add cornstarch
- Add 2 Tbsp water and grind into a thick paste
- Boil noodles as per packet instructions
- Empty the ground paste into the noodles
- Give a quick boil
- Serve piping hot!
This can be served without noodles also but gives a bit of body and is filling
Add spring onions instead of celery
Chilli Noodle Soup Stepwise:
In a blender or mixer jar, add diced celery and roughly chopped fresh red chilli
Next add grated ginger, garlic
Add black pepper, sugar
Pour vinegar, soya sauce, chilli oil and honey
Season with coarse sea salt as per your taste
Squeeze in juice of 1/2 a lime
Add cornstarch
Add 2 Tbsp water and grind into a thick paste
Boil noodles as per the packet instructions
Empty the ground paste into the noodles
Give a quick boil
Serve piping hot!
