Chicken Manchow Soup
Bold, crunchy, deeply satisfying
Get directions ↗ · 2 min walk from Grand Mercure
Last orders 30 minutes before closing
Dine-in · takeaway · delivery via GrabFood and LINE MAN
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the chicken shredded or minced?
We use finely minced or very small diced chicken breast so it blends with the chopped vegetables in the dish.
Does this soup contain egg?
Yes, traditional Chicken Manchow Soup often includes subtle egg drops to enhance the texture of the broth.
How spicy is the Chicken Manchow Soup?
It has a medium spice level, featuring a pleasant kick from fresh green chilies, ginger, and black pepper.
Are the crispy noodles served in the soup?
We serve the crispy noodles on top or on the side so they retain their crunch until you are ready to eat them.
What makes the broth dark?
The rich, dark color is achieved by using good-quality dark soy sauce combined with our homemade chicken stock.
About Chicken Manchow Soup
Chicken Manchow is a thick, dark, spicy soup, the chicken counterpart to our vegetarian Manchow. It is Indo-Chinese rather than authentic Chinese or North Indian, a dish put together in Indian Chinese kitchens from the 1970s that loosely adapted the hot-sour soups of Sichuan to Indian taste. At BHARAT in Huai Khwang we make it fresh to order. We use halal-marked chicken bought from Makro the same day, finely minced so it blends through the soup alongside chopped vegetables, cooked into a dark garlic-and-soy broth thickened with cornflour and finished with delicate egg drops for texture. The colour and the topping are the giveaways: a glossy brown broth crowned with crisp deep-fried noodles that go on top or to the side so they hold their crunch until you stir them in. That fried-noodle finish and the dark soy depth separate it from the vinegar-led chicken hot-and-sour and from the pale, gentle Long Fong. The kitchen is halal-friendly with no pork and no alcohol, and the vegetables are fresh from Makro. Our chef from Uttarakhand balances the garlic, soy, ginger, and green chilli so the heat lands at a comfortable medium with a clear savoury backbone. The spice can be raised or softened to suit you, and the soup is substantial enough to eat as a small meal in itself.
The dining room seats 30-40 across two styles — standard tables and Dastarkhan-style floor seating. Quiet on weekday lunches, busy from 7 PM. Visit BHARAT →
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