SOYA AND MIXED VEGE SOUP (KUGAN )

SOYA AND MIXED VEGE SOUP

Ingredients:
(A)
1 cup soya chunks
2 pips garlic smashed
1 small piece of ginger smashed
1 small piece of cinnamon stick
Water as needed

(B)
3 tbs corn flour
½ tsp dried oregano
½ tsp dried basil
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp onion powder
½ tsp pepper powder
½ tsp chillie powder
Little salt.

1 tbs oil
2 pips garlic smashed well
½ cup onions sliced
½ cup tomatoes chopped
½ cup capsicum chopped
½ cup cabbage thinly sliced
½ cup celery chopped

4 cups of vegetable broth
1 cube vegetable seasoning
1 tbs hot sauce
1 tbs tomato sauce
1 tbs light soy sauce
Salt as needed

Method:
Boil all the ingredients in (A) for about 20 minutes.
Let it cool, wash and squeeze out the water from the chunks.
Discard the garlic, ginger and cinnamon stick.

Now toss the squeezed soya chunks in the (B) mixture.
Sprinkle little water if needed. Let it marinate for about 20 minutes.
Heat a big non stick pot with little oil.
Sauté the soya chunks until they are evenly browned. Remove and set aside.

In the same pot add in the 1 tbs of oil.
Add in the smashed garlic, let it brown, add in the onions and sauté well.
Add in all the other vegetables and sauté for a minute.

Add in the vegetable broth, and the vegetable seasoning.
Let it come to a boil, add in the sauces and salt.
Add in the soya chunks, taste for seasonings.
Let it come to a boil and remove. The veges should not be over cooked.
Serve piping hot.