India, July 4 -- Monsoon is here, and so is the seasonal cold. In such times, a warm bowl of soup often provides the greatest comfort. And freshly prepared manchow soup served with fried noodles rarely fails to hit the spot. To help us make it perfectly at home every time, celebrity chef and MasterChef India judge Ranveer Brar took to Instagram on June 29 and shared two tricks that he insisted never fail.

The first is roasting a dry red chilli on an open flame and adding it to the soup while sauteing the vegetables. "The roasted chilli adds a spicy, smoky flavour to the soup," shared the chef. "Take out the chilli before serving the soup, so that the flavour remains a mystery for the person drinking the soup."

"The second trick is addin...