Santosh Shah Sherpa Noodle Soup | Nepali Recipe

Ingredients

• 100g (3½oz) soba noodles, or egg noodles
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• ½ tsp hing (asafoetida)
• 300g (10½oz) free-range chicken breast, finely chopped
• ½ tsp ground turmeric
• 50g (scant ½ cup) finely chopped carrots
• 180g (1⅓ cups) finely chopped mixed (bell) peppers
• 50g (⅓ cup) thinly sliced green French beans
• 80g (1⅓ cups) 80g (11⁄3 cups) finely shredded white cabbage
• 1 tsp salt
• 800ml (3⅓ cups) chicken stock
• 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
• 1 lemon, quartered, to serve (optional)
• For the spice paste:
• 1 large garlic clove
• 4 tsp finely chopped fresh ginger
• 4 fresh green chillies, roughly chopped
• ½ tbsp cumin seeds, dry roasted
• 5 timmur peppercorns, or Sichuan peppercorns
• ¼ tsp black peppercorns
• 1 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
• 1 small tomato, deseeded and chopped