Thukpa (Spiced Tibetan Noodle Soup, Street Style)
ヒマラヤからの温かい贈り物！スパイスとパクチーが香るチベット風熱々スープ麺
Description
Soup noodles transmitted from Tibet/Nepal, loved on Delhi/Northeast Indian winter streets. Soup infused with chicken/veg umami, flavored with cumin/garlic spices.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Noodles
- Chicken
- Cabbage
- Carrot
- Onion
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Cumin
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients]
- portions Chinese noodles (or Udon), 100g chicken thigh, 150g julienned veg (cabbage/carrots etc.), 1/
- onion,
- tsp garlic-ginger paste,
- tsp cumin powder, 1/
- tsp turmeric, 600ml chicken broth,
- tsp soy sauce, salt/black pepper to taste, cilantro, 1/
- lemon.
- On a street blowing cold winter winds, white steam billows from the stall's cauldron. Heat oil in the pot, fry garlic-ginger paste and onions, building a spicy foundation with turmeric and cumin.
- Add finely cut chicken and massive julienned veg (cabbage/carrots) and fry, pouring hot broth taken from chicken bones (or veg) to the brim.
- As the soup bubbles and veg sweetness and chicken umami dissolve, season with soy sauce and black pepper, dropping in separately boiled medium-thick noodles 'thud'.
- Plate in a bowl, top with a heap of fresh cilantro, optionally dripping super-spicy chili paste and freshly squeezed lemon juice. A Himalayan foothill soul food where the spicy hot soup and smooth noodles warm the chilled-to-the-core body warmly from the stomach.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese Udon or Champon noodles (as sub for noodle thickness and chewiness)
Pairing
Momo(Tibetan dumplings)、Hot tea
Trivia
[Hardcore] 'Thukpa' means noodle in Tibetan. Unlike intense Indian spice curries, features 'healing' flavoring based on salt and chicken umami. An absolute lifeline to endure the cold at high-altitude mountain stalls in Northeast India like Darjeeling and Sikkim state.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Gradually dissolve the red chili paste floating on the hot soup surface with a spoon, enjoying the gradation of increasing heat and sweat!
Allergen
Wheat, Chicken, Soy