Vegetable noodle soup recipe

This vegetable noodle soup recipe is a healthy one dish meal.

Noodles are a favorite of most children. Stringing, sucking, rolling the noodles around the fork provides them with lot of fun as well as the nutrition. When vegetables are added to the dish, it is more nutritious.

Those kids, who do not like to eat their veggies, are prepared to eat them in vegetable noodle soup.

So if your child is not eating veggies, have patience. In the meantime make this vegetable noodle recipe with a few vegetables and see if your child likes it.

Ready to make and eat noodle packs such as Maggie, Top Ramen etc. are available along with their own spice mix of different flavors. You also get atta (whole wheat flour) noodles with curry flavor. You may use these ready to cook noodles to save time if you wish.

I usually use plain wheat based noodles and add my own spices. When you use plain noodles, you can make and use your own spice mix according your choice and taste.

How to make Vegetable Noodle soup

Ingredients Vegetarian noodle soup for 2 servings:

Noodles - 100 gms
Water - 2-3 cups
Salt - 1/2 tsp or to taste.
Butter or vegetable oil - 1 tbsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp or to taste
Corn flour - 1 tsp

Optional ingredients

Tomato ketchup - 1 tsp
Soya sauce - 1 tsp
Red chili powder - 1/4 tsp, if you like it spicy.

Vegetables you can use in your noodle soup

Vegetables mix from a few/all vegetables given below. You can use any 2-3 or all vegetables. More is good here.

First add the ones your child already likes and then add one more at a time.

Onion, sliced thin - 2 tbsp
Carrot - cut juliennes (thin sticks) - 1 tbsp
Tomato chopped - 1 tbsp
Green beans chopped - 1 tbsp
Fresh peas - shelled - 1 tbsp
Cabbage - shredded - 1 tbsp
Capsicum - cut in thin strips - 1 tbsp

Making vegetable noodle soup

In a pan, heat 1 tbsp oil, add chopped ginger, garlic and onion. Saute for 2 minutes.
Add beans. Cook for 2 minutes stirring. Add cabbage, capsicum, green peas. Cook for 2 minutes.
Add tomatoes. Add 2 cups water. and bring to boil.
Add salt, pepper powder, ketchup (if adding). Mix well.
Mix cornflour with 1/2 cup water in a lump less paste. Add this cornflour paste in the boiling vegetable mix stirring continuously.
Let boil for a minute.
Taste the soup and add salt/pepper if needed.

While the vegetables are cooking, we will boil noodles.

Boiling noodles

Heat water till it starts boiling. Add noodles to the water and let boil for 2-3 minutes. We want noodles to be just done, not overcooked.
Drain and keep aside till needed.

Finishing/serving vegetable noodle soup

Place the boiled noodles on a serving plate. Add the hot vegetable soup mix on the top of the noodles. Serve immediately.
You may also add the noodles to the boiling soup on the stove itself and serve.

Tips:

Check if your store bought noodles contain salt and add accordingly.
For variation, Leave out pepper powder, tomato ketchup, soya sauce and add curry powder or rasam powder. It is a tasty change from the usual noodles

Do try this Chinese noodles recipe. I am sure you and your family will enjoy this.