Enjoy this quick-to-do yummy and healthy soup noodles as a winter evening snack or even as a dinner replacement meal!
Easy to prepare, versatile rice noodles are commonly used in soups and dishes. The gluten-free and dairy free rice noodles are put together with a combination of mixed vegetables of your choice, in this soup recipe. It should be specifically kept in mind not to overcook the veggies, in order the retain their nutritional value.
Ingredients
- Rice Noodles: 1 pack (Red Thai thin rice noodles are great)
- Veggies of any choice: Cut in Juliennes
- Capsicum (red/green/yellow): 2 nos max
- Carrot: 1 (Long & thinly sliced)
- Beans: 4-5 (Long & thinly sliced)
- Onion: 1 (Long & thinly sliced)
- Ginger: 1-2 inch (sliced)
- Garlic: 3-4 cloves
- Tomatoes: 1 (Deseeded and chopped)
- Cabbage or Spinach: 5-8 leaves (Thinly Sliced) - Optional
For seasoning
- Lemongrass: 1 inch diced (diced)
- Lemon juice: 3-4 spoons
- Green chillies for topping
- White Rice vinegar: 2-3 tsp (optional, this would be categorized as processed sauces)
- Dark Soy sauce: 2-3 tsp (Optional, this would be categorized as processed sauces)
- Salt: To taste (less is needed of you using Dark Soy sauce)
- Cold pressed oil 2-3 tsp
- Water: 1 – 2 glass (as needed)
Method
- Soak rice noodles for 8-10 min in cold water
- Clean and slice all veggies
- Place a big wok on the gas stove.
- Pour few drops of cold pressed oil and when it is heated, add onions, ginger garlic paste and saute them till they turn brown.
- Next add diced tomatoes and the veggies one after the other and keep cooking. Do not over cook
- Add vinegar, soya sauce to the mix and keep cooking
- Add some water
- Next add the strained noodle. allow the mix to boil and do not over cook. The overall cooking time should not be more than 10-12 mins.
- Put off the stove and transfer the contents of the pan to a clean vessel.
- Garnish with coriander powder, lemon juice, chopped green chillies
Serve hot!
Eating guide:
- Food group: Veggies and Grains
- Can be eaten as main meal, along with our food groups. An abundance of veggies in daily intake ensures good digestive health via ample enzymes and fiber
- Do not mix with dairy or fruits (or should we say dairy or fruits should be consumed alone!)
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