Roadside-Style Vegetable Manchow Soup

Ingredients

• 1–2 onion
• 2 medium or 1 cup tomato or passata
• 1–2 tbsp ginger-garlic
• spices (turmeric, cumin, garam masala), to taste
• 2 tbsp oil or ghee

Steps

1. Heat oil; sauté onion, ginger-garlic, and any veg until softened.
2. Add spices and stock or water; bring to a boil.
3. Simmer 12–15 min until vegetables are tender.
4. Blend partially or fully for texture; adjust thickness with water.
5. Season with salt and acid (lemon); serve hot.

The reel

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Tips

• Taste for salt before it leaves the pan. The pinch is easy to miss.
• Keep ginger and garlic moving in the oil so they toast instead of burn.
• Warm the bowl. A hot dish on a cold plate goes quiet in a minute.

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