Thukpa-tibetan Soupy Noodles
From sm8085 13 years ago
- 20mins to make
- Serves 2-3
Hot bowls of thukpa on a cold winter day...my idea of bliss...this easy to make recipe is Tibetan in origin with some Indian influences...you can replace the chicken with any other form of protein, vegetarians could perhaps try tofu. Read more It's a meal in itself and is easily one of my comfort foods... See less
Ingredients
- 2 cups rice noodles shopping list
- 1/2 Kg chicken breasts, cut into very thin 1/8 inch slices shopping list
- 1/2 cup carrots, thinly sliced shopping list
- 1/2 cup red bell peppers, thinly sliced shopping list
- 1/2 cup celery, thinly sliced shopping list
- 1 cup spinach, washed and cut into pieces shopping list
- 1 cup onions, chopped shopping list
- 1 Tbsp garlic, minced shopping list
- 1 Tbsp ginger, minced shopping list
- 1/2 tsp turmeric shopping list
- 1/2 tsp szechwan pepper shopping list
- 1/8 tsp asafetida powder shopping list
- 1 bay leaf shopping list
- 3 fresh chili peppers sliced shopping list
- 2 cups tomatoes, chopped shopping list
- 6 cups vegetable/chicken broth shopping list
- 2 Tbsp cooking oil shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste shopping list
- 1 Tbsp chopped cilantro (to garnish) shopping list
How to make it
- Cook noodles in boiling salted water until slightly undercooked.
- Drain and rinse.
- In a sauce pan heat two tablespoons of cooking oil.
- Add onions, fry till light brown.
- Add bay leaf, turmeric, garlic, ginger, chilies, schezwan pepper and asafetida.
- Stir well for a minute or so.
- Put the pieces of chicken and brown well.
- To the chicken mixture add tomatoes, broth, salt and pepper and cook until the chicken is tender.
- Add carrot, red bell pepper, celery and spinach; fold into the chicken soup mixture.
- Cook for a couple of minutes until the vegetables are tender.
- You may add more broth if a soupier consistency is desired.
- Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
- To serve, pour soup broth into a serving bowl and add the cooked rice noodles. Serve immediately.
- Add hot chili sauce or tomato chutney to the soup if you desire spicy soup broth.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro.
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