Hot and Sour Soup

Ingredients:
Chicken stock 4 cups (I use Knorr chicken cubes to make stock)
Chicken sliced 1/2 cup (you can skip chicken if vegetarian)
Carrot julienne 1/2 cup
Cabbage julienne 1/2 cup
Green chillies finely chopped 2
Mushrooms sliced 3-4
Cottage cheese cubes 8-10
Salt to taste
Ajinomoto 1 tsp
White vinegar 1 tbsp
Sugar 2 tsp
Chili powder 1/4 tsp
Soy sauce 1 tbsp
Tomato ketchup 1/4 cup
Cornflour 3 tbsp dissolved in 1/2 cup of water
Egg (optional)




Method:
Heat chicken stock, add the sliced chicken and cook until tender. 


Add all the vegetables, mushrooms and cottage cheese, cook for 3-4 minutes.


Add all the seasoning given in ingredient column, stir well.


Add dissolved cornflour slowly and keep stirring until thick. 


Add beaten egg (if desired). 


Garnish with chopped parsley or coriander leaves. Serve hot.