Yes! I'd consider bulking it out with cut-up potatoes or another veg like that, but if you don't, I think it really should be served over rice or noodles, otherwise you end up with a really thin soup-with-chunks-in. Which, if you like that, is great!

Anyway, I ate it both with and without being poured over rice and found I preferred it over rice. myrialux liked both ways.