Monday, March 24, 2014

Chicken Soup

Perfect for a rainy day or when you feel under the weather. A soothing relief for cold/throat pain.

Ingredients :

Chicken (with bones) - 1/4 kg (8-10 pieces)
Cinnamon - a small piece
Cloves - 2
Cardamom - 2
Onion - 1/2 chopped
Shallots - 10 (grind into paste)
Ginger garlic paste - 1 1/2tsp
Tomato - 1 chopped
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves - 5 sprigs
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 1/4 tsp
C.salt - 1 tsp
Water - 2 cups
Oil - 2 tsp


Method:
Pour oil in a pressure cooker. Once it is hot, add the 3 whole spices. Sauté and add onion, shallots paste and GG paste. After the raw smell goes, add tomatoes and cook till it is mushy. Add all powders from turmeric till salt along with coriander leaves. Sauté for 2 mins and add chicken. Cook the chicken in the masala for 5 mins till all the water from the chicken evaporates. Pour the required amount of water and PC on medium heat for 2 whistles(until chicken is cooked).

Serve immediately after removing the whole spices!

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