Chicken soup is everyone's favourite. It is for all the foodies and cooking enthusiastic. A perfectly balanced soup like chicken manchow soup is versatile, yummy and full of flavours. Finely chopped vegetables like cabbage, carrot, tomato seasoned with herbs like ginger, garlic green chilli and soya sauce simmer in stock water with small chicken cubes made this wonderful chicken manchow soup. If you have been looking for such a restaurant style chicken manchow soup then you have come to the right place. Here I bring you the step by step guide on how to make best chicken manchow soup.
What is Manchow soup?
Chicken manchow soup is a a popular and flavorful
Chinese-inspired soup that features tender pieces of chicken, variety of
finely chopped vegetables, and a spicy and savory broth. This soup is known for its
characteristic egg strands, which are created by gradually pouring beaten egg
into the simmering soup while stirring. Manchow soup is often seasoned with
ingredients like soy sauce, chili sauce, and vinegar to enhance its flavour.. This Soup is a hearty and comforting dish that is commonly
enjoyed as an appetizer or a light meal, especially during colder weather.
Manchow soup is a popular fusion soup recipe of Indo Chinese Cuisines. It is hot and spicy made from variety of vegetables with both vegetarian and non vegetarian version. These variety of vegetables are simmered with herbs like ginger, garlic and chili and seasoned with salt ,pepper and soya sauce.. Small cubes of chicken pieces are also simmered along with them. Beaten eggs are then gradually poured into the simmering soup while stiring.
Manchow soup is considered as one of the best soup for cold and flu. Although Hot n Sour soup is treated as a best soup for cold and flu remedies. Chicken manchow soup also have some incredible health benefits.You can prepare this easy and delightful soup at your home quite comfortably with easily available ingredients from your kitchen pantry.
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You can make both veg and chicken manchow soup with the same method of preparation .In veg manchow soup , different types of vegetables like beans, carrot, cabbage , mushroom and tomato are used. But in chicken manchow soup in addition to the above ingredients chicken and beaten egg are used . Rest of the methods for both the soup are same.I am a die hard fan of this cooking style and being a Chef i really love to cook this Desi Chinese dishes very much. Stir fring them under high heat flame. Another my favorite dish is Dragon Chicken you can make it at home to surprise your family members.
Ingredients required to make the soup
Chicken : Chicken breast cut into small cube size pieces.
Vegetables : cabbage, carrot, tomato and mushroom finely chopped.
Herbs : finely chopped ginger, garlic, green chilly,, bamboo shoots and coriander leaves
Other ingredients : Soya sauce, salt, cooking oil and corn flour.
Egg : small portion of a beaten egg
How to serve the Soup
The best part of this soup is the way it is served. A small portion of crispy fried noodles is a side dish that you can serve with this soup. You can either top the soup with the noodles or keep it on side.Condiments like soya sauce,chilly sauce and vinegar can be placed along the side of this soup to adjust the flavour and spice level.
How to make fried noodle for chicken manchow soup?
Making fried noodles for manchow soup is very easy. First boil the noodles in water with some cooking oil till almost done. It will take around 3 minutes to boil.Then immediately drain and wash them in cold water and spread out and dry them for 30 minutes.After that dust and toss the noodles with corn flour, Lastly heat oil in a kadai under medium flame heat and fry them for 2 - 3 minutes till crisp golden brown.
Storage suggestions
I personally do not suggest to store leftover soup like manchow, Hot n Sour and Lemon Coriander as these soup are made using slurry to thicken their consistency. Their consistency further thicken and increased when they become cold at room temperature. You can microwave or reheat them but there is always some difference in their taste and texture.
If you are planning to store the soup then keep the consistency of the soup thin. You can add some slurry while reheating the soup..Cool the soup quickly to room temperature within 2 hours and transfer to a airtight container and freeze it.When ready to consume, microwave it in defrost mode for 2 minutes or you can reheat it in a pan until the temperature reached above 70 degree C or piping hot. Do not add the fried noodles if storing it.
Steps to make the recipe
1. Preparation
You can either boil the chicken breast and then cut into small cubes size pieces and use the water as stock water in the soup. Or use raw after cutting into small pieces. I love to use the raw chicken while making the soup.
Heat oil in a wok or a pan and saute ginger and garlic in high flame. When light brown add the chopped tomatoes and saute further for one minute till the tomatoes become translucent.
If using raw chicken then add them now and saute stirring continuously in medium flame heat.
Now add the chopped carrots, cabbage mushroom and bamboo shoots and saute further. Add green chili paste and mix well.
Add 1 cup water and simmer for a while then add salt and white pepper powder. You can use chicken stock or vegetable stock instead of water for the recipe. Simmer the soup for 1 more minute and add 1 teaspoon corn flour mixed water(slurry). See the thickness of the soup and if required pour half teaspoon more corn flour slurry.
Now add the dark soya sauce into the soup and mix well . Adjust the colour of the soup and if required add little more soya sauce. Let it simmer for a while and then pour 2 teaspoon of beaten egg slowly into the soup by the side.
If you are using a boil chicken then add it now after pouring the beaten egg. Simmer and sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves and remove in a bowl and serve hot with fried noodles.
How to make Chicken broth or stock water for Chicken Manchow Soup
If you have time then you can make a chicken broth for this recipe to make for yummy and delicious. Chicken broth or chicken stock water always best to use while making a chicken soup. To make the stock you do not need much ingredients.
Heat some water in a deep vessel pan. Add roughly chopped some onion, carrot, one bay leaf, some crushed garlic cloves,crushed pepper and some chicken pieces. Let the mixture simmer for about 20 to 30 minutes under medium flame heat. Add some salt as per your taste. After that strain and remove the chicken pieces. You can shred the chicken with a fork and use as shredded chicken and keep them on the side of the soup. It is best to use bone in chicken pieces to make a chicken stock for better taste and flavor.
Benefits of chicken manchow soup
This soup has full of healthy vegetables, nutrition and protein so it is considered as a healthy soup . Herbs like ginger, green chili and coriander leaves has many health benefits as well.
Rich in protein : Chicken in the soup is a good source of lean protein which is a essential for muscle growth.
Vitamins and minerals : Chicken manchow soup typically contains variety of vegetables like carrot, cabbage and tomato. These veggies contributes essential vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A, C and K as well as potassium and folate.
Immune boosting : Garlic and ginger are common ingredients in the soup known for their immune-boosting properties, which can help you keeping healthy.
Manchow soup is a spicy and hot soup having ingredients like ginger which is a natural way to treat nausea , a common flu symptom.
It has anti-inflammatory properties as well. Ginger can reduce the effect of sore throat as well and it has been widely used for sore throat since old ages.
Chilli used in this soup ensure that your nose start running and mucus starts moving. So it is good to have a chicken manchow soup for cold .
Manchow soup is good and helpful to weight loss as for its low calorie value.
It has full of nutrient vegetables which can be effective to curb the appetite. It can keeps you full for longer time . Low calorie value is a plus point to weight loss . Don't take much fried noodles or avoid completely with manchow soup for weight loss.
There is no problem if you take chicken manchow soup prepared at home during pregnancy. Although in restaurants , MSG is used in manchow soup preparation but there is no scientific research yet to confirm MSG's significant side effects. The United States food and drug administration (FDA) consider MSG to be generally recognised as safe. And requires manufacturer to feature added MSG on food lebels.
2. Difference between Hot n Sour soup and Manchow soup
These two soups are both hot and spicy and has some similarities in their preparation. Both of them have almost identical appearance .
The difference between them is that in hot n sour soup , red chilly sauce , vinegar and red chilly paste are used to prepare, whereas in manchow soup these are not used.
Hot n Sour soup is comparatively more hot and spicy than manchow soup.
3. What is the best soup to eat when sick Chicken manchow soup is one of the best soup to eat when sick. Because it has protein in chicken and antioxidants in vegetables that can make antibiotics to kill harmful bacteria and viruses. A healthy soup also provides a easy way to digest nutrients we need when we are sick.
I personally love chicken manchow soup for extra proteins with lots of healthy vegetables. Love those small pieces of chicken with this hot spicy soup.
Chicken Manchow Soup
★★★★★4.8 (25)
Prep:10 min
Cook:10 min
Yields:2 servings
By Mobasir hassan• Updated Aug 31, 2025
Chicken Manchow Soup is an Indo‑Chinese favorite made by simmering small chicken cubes with vegetables like beans, carrot, cabbage, mushroom and tomato, then seasoning with soy sauce, salt and white pepper, and finishing with silky beaten egg; serve hot with crispy fried noodles.
Ingredients
1 chicken breast piece
2 tbsp finely chopped cabbage
1 tbsp finely chopped tomato
1 tbsp finely chopped carrot
1 tbsp finely chopped button mushroom
1/2 tsp chopped bamboo shoots
1/2 tsp chopped ginger
1/2 tsp chopped garlic
1/3 tsp green chilli paste
1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
1/4 tsp white pepper powder
2 tsp corn flour (starch)
Salt to taste
1 tsp cooking oil
1/2 tsp chopped coriander leaves
1/2 cup fried noodles for serving
1 egg, beaten
1 to 1.5 cups water or light stock, as needed
Instructions
Heat 1/2 tsp oil in a wok or pan on high; sauté ginger and garlic until light brown.
Add tomatoes; sauté on high until translucent.
Add raw chicken (if using) and sauté for 30 seconds.
Add carrot, cabbage, mushrooms and bamboo shoots; stir in green chilli paste and mix well.
Pour in 1 cup water; simmer 1 minute. Season with salt and white pepper.
Pour in cornflour slurry (1 tsp cornflour mixed with 1/2 cup water); add more slurry if thicker soup is preferred.
Add dark soy sauce and mix. Stream in beaten egg at the side; simmer 1 minute. If using boiled chicken, add now.
Taste and adjust seasoning; sprinkle coriander and remove. Serve hot with fried noodles.
Nutritional Value (per serving)
Calories
~180
Protein
~16 g
Carbohydrates
~16 g
Fat
~6 g
Sodium
Varies by soy sauce
Chef’s Tips
Keep the wok on high heat for that signature Indo‑Chinese smoky edge.
Stream the beaten egg slowly in a thin ribbon for neat egg “flowers.”
Adjust thickness by adding more cornflour slurry in small increments.
Top just before serving so fried noodles stay crisp.
FAQ
Can boiled chicken be used?
Yes. Add boiled chicken at the end when adding egg so it doesn’t overcook.
Substitute for bamboo shoots?
Omit or replace with a small amount of finely chopped bell pepper for texture.
Light or dark soy sauce?
Dark soy gives color and depth; adjust salt carefully as soy contributes sodium.
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